Iran News Brief – Sunday, 22 February 2026

📊 Sentiment: Neutral

📝 Summary

Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown | BBC News Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests – the first such rallies on this scale since January’s deadly. As protests resume in Tehran, Iran's regime may be ready to strike a deal with Trump At the Ferdowsi University in Mashhad, Iran’s second city and birthplace of Ayatollah Khamenei, video shows a large gathering of anti-regime. Iranian students mount further anti-regime protests – Financial Times Iranian university students have staged anti-regime protests on the first days of the new academic semester, clashing with pro-government groups.

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Iran students stage first large anti-government protests since deadly crackdown | BBC News

Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests – the first such rallies on this scale since January’s deadly ……

The Diminishing Risk of an Iran Attack – WSJ

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Trump 'curious' about Iran's defiance amid U.S. military buildup, Witkoff says | CBC News

U.S. President Donald Trump is curious about why Iran has not yet “capitulated” and agreed to curb its nuclear program, as Washington builds up ……

University students hold new protests in Iran around memorials for those killed – NPR

Iran’s state news agency said students protested at five universities in the capital, Tehran, and one in the city of Mashhad on Sunday….

Students at several universities in Iran have staged anti-government protests. These are the …

Iran remains under the control of the Revolutionary Guard, and many people live without basic freedoms. Please do not forget the voices of ordinary …..

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