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Iran’s Khamenei says US, Israel links behind ‘thousands killed’ in protests

Iran's Supreme Leader blamed U.S. President Trump for thousands of deaths amid protests, with rights groups confirming over 3,000 fatalities in a severe security crackdown.

  • Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that protests resulted in several thousand deaths, marking his acknowledgment of the protests' toll.
  • Khamenei accused U.S. President Donald Trump of being a criminal for supporting the protests and claimed the U.S. seeks to dominate Iran.
  • There have been over 3,090 reported deaths during the protests, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency.
  • Internet access has been partially restored in Iran, but a crackdown on protests has resulted in an uneasy calm.
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Iran leader demands crackdown on 'seditionists' after protests

Iran's supreme leader said Saturday that authorities "must break the back of the seditionists", whom he accused of killing thousands during the wave of protests that were brutally repressed in the country.

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Asahi broke the news in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
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