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This is the first time that the authorities have publicly acknowledged and announced the fatalities since anti-government demonstrations erupted against an ailing economy, hyperinflation and a repressive regime

Iranian authorities put protest-related deaths at 3,117

January 22, 2026, 02:51 PM - 2 min read

According to the state-owned Tasnim news agency, 3,117 people lost their lives, including security personnel, in what it described were “recent foreign-backed acts of terrorism”.

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The latest wave of protests in Tehran began on December 28, 2025, against an ailing economy and hyperinflation, but soon spilled across cities, leading to clashes with the police that left many dead

Iran’s supreme leader vows to ‘break backs of seditionists’

January 18, 2026, 12:12 PM - 3 min read

Khamenei said those who partook in demonstrations against the regime deserve harsh retaliatory measures, and asked authorities to “break the back of the seditionists”.

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The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency on Friday put the death toll at 3,090

No sign of new protests; Trump thanks Iran for no executions

January 17, 2026, 11:15 AM - 4 min read

While Trump has since struck a conciliatory note, thanking Iran’s leaders for not executing hundreds of detained protesters, Iranian authorities seem to be in no mood of relenting, with a senior hardline cleric renewing the call for the death penalty for detained demonstrators

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US President Donald Trump has repeatedly reiterated warnings of potential military action if Iran continues to kill protesters in the country

All options on the table, US tells Iran at UNSC meet

January 16, 2026, 02:50 PM - 3 min read

The American envoy renewed threats against the Islamic Republic as officials from the US and Iran faced each other, along with Iranian dissidents who rebuked the government’s bloody crackdown on protesters that has led to the killing of at least 2,637 as per estimates by human rights watch groups

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Tehran has blamed the US and Israel for fuelling the protests, and said any military strike by the country will invite strong reaction from Iran, hinting at possible strikes on US and Israel military bases in the Middle East

US military strikes on Iran ‘imminent’

January 15, 2026, 09:37 AM - 3 min read

Trump has repeatedly threatened to intervene in the country’s internal affairs, suggesting a regime change is due

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On Wednesday, Iranian officials had signaled that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in the nationwide protests, while also promising retaliation if the US or Israel intervenes in the domestic unrest

Iran closes airspace; Air India warns passengers of flight delays

January 15, 2026, 08:33 AM - 4 min read

Iran has offered no explanation for airspace closure, with a notice to pilots saying the closure was estimated to last until 7.30 am local time

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While acknowledging that the killings of protesters is “significant” and that his administration would “act accordingly”, Trump called on Tehran to “show humanity”.

Iran protests: Toll rises to 2,571

January 14, 2026, 08:40 AM - 3 min read

Although the authorities in Tehran relaxed some restrictions and allowed international phone calls on Tuesday, a clampdown on the internet services remained in place, making it more difficult for the world outside Iran to gauge the extent of the crackdown.

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Warning dual nationals to exit using only their Iranian passports, the embassy further said that those who cannot leave the country must “find a secure location within the residence or take shelter in safer buildings with a sufficient stockpile of food, water, medication, and other essentials”.

Iran protests: US orders its citizens to leave Tehran

January 13, 2026, 10:22 AM - 3 min read

The US’ embassy in Tehran asked its citizens to leave Iran immediately, in a statement issued on Monday

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Some Iranians are reported to be using Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite, even though service remains patchy

Iran's trade partners to face 25 pc tariffs: Trump

January 13, 2026, 08:09 AM - 3 min read

US President Donald Trump has announced tariffs of 25 per cent on Iran’s trade partners in a bid to pressurize Iran over its crackdown on protesters even as the death toll in the country has reached at least 646

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On Saturday, Trump said Iran will have “hell to pay” if it kills more protesters in its clampdown even as internet services remain suspended in the country

Trump mulling strikes on Iran: Sources

January 11, 2026, 11:29 AM - 3 min read

Report by officials in Washington who are privy to the goings-on have indicated that Trump is being regularly briefed on the updates coming in from Iran as the death toll in the violence surrounding the protests increases to at least 116, with thousands others detained

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Anti-government chants filled the air in the streets of Iran on Saturday night as the movement gained traction, with people now asking for theocracy to be ousted in the country that has been battling hyper-inflation and falling value of the currency, especially due to US sanctions

Protests surge in Iran amid internet clampdown; death toll rises

January 11, 2026, 08:18 AM - 3 min read

The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, which has offered estimates in previous rounds of unrest as well, said at least 116 people have died as a result of violence surrounding the demonstrations that have been swelling for two weeks now

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Earlier in the day, the country’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of ousted Shah, called on the Iranian people to step-up demonstrations and appealed to the US President Donald Trump to “be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran”

US to blame for violent Iran protests: Iranian ambassador to UN

January 10, 2026, 08:40 AM - 2 min read

The country’s United Nations ambassador told the Security Council on Friday in a letter that the United States is to blame for the “transformation of peaceful protests into violent, subversive acts and widespread vandalism

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