Top US diplomat publicly backs 'proud Iranian people' amid two days of violent rallies in the Islamic Republic; Tehran blasts US 'economic terrorism'

Multiple rallies held throughout the country, with demonstrators blocking traffic, sometimes clashing with police; at least one person reported killed

Rouhani denies move based on economic pressure due to US sanctions, says money raised will go to help the needy; last attempt to raise prices sparked mass protests

Human Rights Watch says 'overbroad and burdensome' measures levied by Trump administration causing banks and companies to back off from permissible humanitarian trade with Tehran

Massive South Pars field agreement, reached after 2015 nuclear accord, becomes latest business casualty of US sanctions campaign on Tehran

As Iranian rial hits record low, Tehran decides on move to simplify transactions; nation's coin will be known as 'toman'

Cancer patients and victims of other debilitating diseases struggling as drug prices soar; Pompeo says restrictions proving 'incredibly effective' in curbing malign activities

Tehran says punitive economic measures won't deter it from advancing its nuclear program; citizens feel they are bearing the brunt

Tehran spokesman blasts 'word games' after hawkish Pompeo floats negotiations when the Islamic republic starts 'behaving as a normal nation'

Iranians would rather see tensions with Washington resolved through negotiations, but are prepared to fight if war breaks out