Alex Ossola

The country went offline today around the same time as the son of Iran's former Shah called for people to protest.

The demonstrations began last month, and today, workers in the oil sector and shopkeepers went on strike.

An oil trade union said security forces fired at its members.

A human rights group says more than 2,000 people have been arrested and at least 36 killed in the unrest.

And that's what's news for this Thursday afternoon.

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Today's show is produced by Pierre Bien-Aimé with supervising producer Tali Arbel.

I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.

We'll be back with a new show tomorrow morning.

Thanks for listening.

The U.S.

says it'll control Venezuelan oil sales indefinitely and seizes two more oil tankers at sea.

Plus, why President Trump wants to ban institutional investors from buying homes.

And new dietary guidelines say you should probably be eating more protein.

It's Wednesday, January 7th.

I'm Alex Osola for The Wall Street Journal.

This is the PM edition of What's News?

The top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

It's a full day of news from the Trump administration.

First up, we're reporting that the president says he'll be banning large investors from buying single-family homes.