Protests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country’s supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what’s fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold.

The review comes as the federal government escalates its immigration enforcement in the state.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka has defeated Karolina Muchová 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the Brisbane International final

Trae Young was introduced to the home crowd with a video during the first quarter of Washington's game against New Orleans

James Harden scored 31 points, Kawhi Leonard had 26 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Brooklyn Nets 121-105

Led by Ziare Wells' 23 points, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies defeated the Cleveland State Vikings 97-72

Led by Xavier Lipscomb's 18 points, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers defeated the Saint Peter's Peacocks 70-65

Andrea Holden had 17 points and made the first of two free throws with two seconds left to help Wright State hold on for an 84-82 victory over Detroit Mercy

Braden Sparks scored 23 points, and Declan Wucherpfennig and Brandon Benjamin posted double-doubles to lead Fairfield to a 68-62 victory over Rider

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News there will be cash rewards for whistleblowers in Minnesota’s fraud scandal as the Trump administration investigates.

A pandemic-era first date, a brief separation, and a time of grief led Reneille-Gian Paneda Velez and Brian Michael Teodoro to a winter wedding in Seattle.

Led by Jadin Collins' 19 points, the Marist Red Foxes defeated the Sacred Heart Pioneers 76-72

Led by Preston Ruedinger's 24 points, the Green Bay Phoenix defeated the IU Indianapolis Jaguars 75-59

Payton Pritchard had 28 points and eight assists, and the Boston Celtics held off the short-handed Toronto Raptors 125-117

New York’s attorney general has sued the Trump administration for halting two major offshore wind projects expected to power more than 1 million homes

Lamin Sabally and Kosy Akametu posted double-doubles to power Iona to a 71-53 victory over Niagara

Country is ‘uninvestable’ today, president told, but CEOs signal they are ready to spend with supportDonald Trump promised oil giants “total safety, total security” in Venezuela in an effort to persuade them to invest $100bn in the country’s infrastructure after US forces toppled Nicolás Maduro from...

Trump says Denmark should not have claim to Greenland

President Trump met with oil and gas executives on Friday in an effort to push them to invest money in Venezuela, a plan many of them are reluctant to embrace.

Despite a ceaseless battle against government censors, he was celebrated as one of his country’s greatest auteurs, winning praise from luminaries like Martin Scorsese.