Two Iranian brothers who joined January's protests say the war has made things worse, and ending it shouldn't only be about uranium.

The death toll from nationwide protests in Iran spiked Tuesday to at least 2,000 people killed, activists said, as Iranians made phone calls abroad for the first time in days after authorities severed communications during a crackdown.

Iranian American supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran are rallying near the U.S. Capitol Saturday ahead of a march toward the World War I memorial to call on policymakers to condemn rising political executions in Iran.

Arrests and executions in Iran have been on the rise since the start of the regional war triggered by a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28.

The U.N. Security Council is hosting an emergency meeting to discuss Iran's deadly protests at the request of the U.S., which has threatened military action against the nation.

Iran ​executed a ‌man over ​charges ​related to the ⁠anti-government ​protests that ​took place nationwide in ​January, ​state media reported ‌on ⁠Monday.

Iran's semi-official Iranian Tasnim news agency reports that Iran is stopping talks with the U.S. to protest Israel expanding its push into Lebanon. Here & Now 's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Jim Walsh, senior research associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s security studies program and Here & Now security analyst.

Jane Rosenthal defends Tribeca Film Festival's decision to premiere a fully AI-generated film, "Dreams of Violets" about the Iran protests.