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Iranian officials sought regional diplomacy amid fears of U.S. military action after protests killed over 6,200 and led to 42,300 arrests, activists said.
- On Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East about a possible U.S. military strike, as the United States moved the USS Abraham Lincoln and guided-missile destroyers into the region.
- The fall of the rial sparked nationwide protests beginning Dec. 28, and Iranian authorities launched a violent crackdown amid an internet blackout lasting more than two weeks.
- Independent activist counts show far higher casualties and mass arrests than official figures, with the Human Rights Activists News Agency reporting at least 6,221 dead and more than 42,300 arrested, while the Iranian government reported 3,117 deaths.
- Refusing to permit military flights, Saudi Arabia and the UAE blocked air routes for any attack while Abbas Araghchi, Badr Abdelatty, Steve Witkoff and Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held calls to de-escalate tensions.
- Uncertainty over a U.S. response persists as Abbas Araghchi, Iranian Foreign Minister, said 'Applying diplomacy through military threats cannot be effective or constructive' and President Donald Trump set two red lines.
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One month after Iran's deadly protests, fears for loved ones in the growing death toll
It's been a month since one of Iran's deadliest periods of anti-government unrest in the history of the Islamic Republic. While mass protests have subsided amid a crackdown by security forces, a US-based human rights group has confirmed the deaths of more than 6000 people — warning the total could stand at more than 20,000. Iran's official death toll is just more than 3000. There are also grave concern for the tens of thousands who have been arr…
Middle East worries over possible U.S. strike on Iran over protests deaths
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, while the value of Iran's currency reached a new low a month since the start of protests that spread nationwide and sparked a bloody crackdown.
The Iranian authorities reached out to the Middle East community on Wednesday, in the face of the threat of an American military strike on the country. At the same time, the value of the Iranian rial reached a new level, one month after the beginning of the demonstrations that spread across the country and [...]
A month after Iran protests began, worry pervades Mideast over possible U.S. strike
Iranian officials reached out to the wider Middle East on Wednesday over the threat of a possible U.S. military strike on the country, a month since the start of protests in Iran that soon spread nationwide and sparked a bloody crackdown.
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