LOADING ERROR LOADINGDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday branded U.S. President Donald Trump a “criminal” for supporting protesters in Iran, and blamed demonstrators for causing thousands of deaths. A pedestrian walks on the street at Enghelab Square in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 15, 2026. On Friday, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, accused the U.S. and Israel of meddling in the unrest. Iranians shop for food and other necessities at a chain store on January 16, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. Internet traffic monitoring service Cloudflare and internet access advocacy group NetBlocks reported very slight increases in connectivity Saturday morning, while Iran’s semiofficial Mehr news agency also reported limited internet access.

Source: Huffington Post January 17, 2026 16:00 UTC