The death toll from protests in Iran has surpassed 2,500, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days

After over two weeks of anti-government protests in Iran, Pres. Trump has vowed to protestors that "help is on the way." It comes just 24 hours after Trump warned Americans to get out of the country.

Democratic and Republican Senators debate whether the U.S. should conduct a military operation in Iran after President Donald Trump canceled talks with Iranian officials, as Iran's leaders crack down on protests,

Trump says Iran wants to negotiate with the U.S. after his threat to strike the country over its crackdown on protesters.

The protests, in which more than 500 people have died, have grown into a more serious threat to the Islamic Republic.

Iranian authorities have imposed a nationwide communications blackout and ordered a crackdown on protesters. Security forces have killed as many as 2,000 people since the unrest began on Dec. 28, according to the U.

DUBAI, Jan 13 - An Iranian parliamentarian said on Tuesday the government will face even bigger protests unless ‌it ​addresses people's grievances, after more than two weeks of nationwide ‌demonstrations that have challenged the legitimacy of the country's clerical rulers.

With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.