US EditionIranian protests maintain momentum despite brutal crackdown
Estimates of deaths range from about 2,000 to over 12,000, with security forces using lethal force and targeting vital organs, according to multiple sources.
- Amid a near-total internet blackout, Iranian authorities imposed a communications blackout while videos dated January 9, 2026, show security forces firing automatic weapons on unarmed protesters.
- Protests began Dec. 28 over a sharp currency devaluation and inflation, sparking market demonstrations that broadened into nationwide protests in nearly 200 cities across Iran.
- Counting remains contested as Human Rights Activists News Agency reports at least 2,403 killed, while senior Iranian government officials, Israeli intelligence, and Iran International estimate up to 12,000 deaths.
- Hospitals were overwhelmed with gunshot victims, as Nikan Hospital treated 19 patients in one hour, while security forces occupied hospitals and detained wounded protesters.
- Rights groups say the communications blackout hampers verification, and activists expect death tolls to spike as hundreds more cases are confirmed, potentially making this crackdown among Iran's deadliest.
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With Crackdown on Protests, Iran’s Government ‘Is Only Buying Time’
The protests in Iran against the Islamic Republic appear broader and more combative than ever before. The government crackdown is also more violent. The regime and its 86-year-old Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, see the spreading protests as an existential threat, experts and analysts said, and they have responded with force to protect the government and their own institutional interests. After the government’s nearly 50 years in power, …
‘Shoot to kill’: Accounts of brutal crackdown emerge from Iran | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
As Iranian authorities impose a near-total communication blackout on a country convulsed by mass protests, videos and witness accounts slowly emerging suggest that the government is waging one of its deadliest crackdowns on unrest in more than a decade.
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'Shoot to Kill': Accounts of brutal crackdown emerge from Iran
As Iranian authorities impose a near-total communication blackout on a country convulsed by mass protests, videos and witness accounts slowly emerging suggest that the government is waging one of its deadliest crackdowns on unrest in more than a decade.
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