Protests in Iran LIVE: Iran continues to forbid commercial aircraft from using its airspace

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Although Tehran has hinted at swift trials and executions as part of its crackdown on demonstrators, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed to have been informed "on good authority" that plans for executions in Iran have halted.



Early on Thursday, January 15, 2026, as tensions with the United States remained high following Tehran's brutal crackdown on statewide rallies, Iran further extended an order restricting its airspace to commercial planes without providing an explanation. The closure was expected to extend until 7.30 a.m. local time, according to a notification to pilot. The airspace had been blocked for slightly more than two hours by an earlier directive.

Without giving many specifics, Doland Trump told reporters that he had been informed that plans for executions in Iran had been halted. The change occurs one day after Mr. Trump assured Iranian demonstrators that "help is on the way" and that his administration will "act accordingly" in response to the fatal crackdown in the Islamic Republic.

On January 3, 2026, protests that had been started by traders' strikes over the country's economic problems and declining currency turned violent. According to an Iranian official on Tuesday (January 13, 2026), almost 2,000 people have died in protests throughout Iran thus far.

January 15, 2026, 08:54
Trump doubts Reza Pahlavi's capacity to win over Iranian supporters.
Iranian opposition leader Reza Pahlavi "seems very nice," according to U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday, January 14, 2026. However, Trump expressed doubt about Mr. Pahlavi's ability to garner support within Iran in order to finally seize power.

In an exclusive interview with Reuters from the Oval Office, Mr. Trump stated that Iran's religious leadership might fall.

Thousands of people have reportedly been killed in Iran's crackdown on protests against clerical rule, and Mr. Trump has frequently threatened to step in to back the demonstrators. However, he was hesitant to fully back Mr. Pahlavi, the son of the Iranian shah who had been overthrown in 1979.



Trump doubts Reza Pahlavi's capacity to win over Iranian supporters.
In light of the ongoing protests and government crackdowns in Iran, Trump concerns Reza Pahlavi's possible support.

January 15, 2026, 08:50
Today's UN Security Council meeting will focus on Iran: Presidency
A spokesman for the Somali presidency stated that the UN Security Council will convene on Thursday, January 15, 2026, in the afternoon for "a briefing on the situation in Iran."

The United States sought the briefing, according to the schedule memo.

January 15, 2026, at 8:30

In the midst of turbulence, Jaishankar speaks with Iran's foreign minister; India reiterates its travel warning

On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar spoke about the ongoing turmoil in Iran and the escalating regional tensions in West Asia.




January 15, 2026 08:28
Air India says flights overflying Iran will use alternative route, warns of delays

Air India said in a statement on Thursday (January 15, 2026) that flights overflying Iran may lead to delays as they are using an alternative route due to closure of Iran’s airspace, following tensions in Iran and anti-government protest over the economic crisis.




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