Nationwide protests have been shaking Iran for weeks. They started Dec. 28 in response to soaring prices, then turned into wider anti-government protests against the clerical rulers who have governed the country for nearly 50 years.

Hundreds of protesters have been killed by security forces in what may be the largest − and possibly most consequential − wave of protests in Iran since 2009, human rights groups say. The killings, difficult to verify because Iran has for days imposed a sweeping internet blackout,

Nationwide protests in Iran are putting new pressure on its theocracy as the country faces an economic crisis.

As Trump mulls his options, Iran's top diplomat claims more than two weeks of deadly anti-government unrest is under control, and he's willing to negotiate.

The video shows protesters screaming and shouting as a large U-Haul truck forcibly drives through a crowd of people, some holding Iranian flags. In the video, the side of the truck appears to have a sign with a message in Arabic and another in English: "No Shah. No Regime. USA: Don’t Repeat 1953. No Mullah."

The incident happened as people gathered Sunday near a neighborhood locally known as "Tehrangeles" to protest Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government demonstrators.

Other videos posted online show protesters taking to the streets, shouting "death to the dictator" and openly calling for the end of the Islamic Republic.

Tension is mounting in Minneapolis as the Trump administration sends hundreds of additional federal agents into Minnesota and anger grows over last week's ICE shooting that killed 37 year old Renee Good.