Robina Aminian, a 23-year-old studying at university in Tehran, had dreams of moving to Milan to pursue a career in fashion. Her Instagram account showed her proudly displaying various traditional Kurdish outfits.

Tehran warned the US and Israel against any intervention over nationwide protests in Iran while it sought to placate its citizens, as demonstrations entered their third week and fatalities mounted.

President Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene if Iran's leaders, facing their biggest anti-government protests since 2022, use force against demonstrators.

Iran’s government threatened to retaliate against the United States if President Donald Trump goes through with his reported plans to intervene in the country following the dramatic escalation of violence against protestors by Iranian security forces this weekend.

At least 538 people have been killed since demonstrations began two weeks ago, according to figures from the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.

Several Iranians who protested in Iran over the past few days have spoken to CNN about seeing enormous crowds as well as brutal violence on the streets of Tehran, with one woman saying she saw “bodies piled up on each other” in a hospital.

Trump said an Iran strike won’t involve “boots on the ground.” From this, one could infer another one-off strike of the kind he has favored in the past might transpire.

Protests in Iran have continued despite threats from the government to crack down. Online videos show demonstrators protesting Friday night, even after authorities shut down the internet and cut phone lines.

Iran protests turn more violent with 65 reportedly killed by Friday and over 2,300 arrested as authorities imposed an internet blackout amid nationwide anti-regime unrest.

Iran has faced intense nationwide protests for two weeks, marking the largest challenge to the country's ruling regime in years — and drawing vows from President Trump to intervene on the protesters' behalf if they face a violent crackdown.