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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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Iran’s uprising: The war of narratives

Iran’s uprising: The war of narratives

January 18, 2026, 01:32 PM - 8 min read

For the ruling establishment, the unrest is portrayed as a foreign-engineered plot. For the opposition, the same events are framed as a nationwide uprising rooted in long-standing grievances.

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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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Iran is important for Middle East stability

Iran is important for Middle East stability

January 15, 2026, 05:41 PM - 6 min read

While Trump is scripting his own rules across the globe, it will be the most ill-advised thing to do if he decides to deal with Iran the same way the US dealt with Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Iran’s reckoning, world’s calculations

Iran’s reckoning, world’s calculations

January 15, 2026, 04:31 PM - 6 min read

Tehran knows that foreign involvement would change the nature of the crisis. A domestic protest movement would quickly turn into an international conflict. That shift would serve outside powers far more than it would help the people protesting on the streets.

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Meanwhile, the UN Security Council (UNSC) is set to meet on Thursday afternoon for a “briefing on the situation in Iran”, according to a spokesperson for the organisation

Iran reopens airspace; UNSC to hold emergency meet on unrest

January 15, 2026, 01:38 PM - 4 min read

Authorities in Iran reopened the country’s airspace to passenger airlines on Thursday, nearly five hours after closing it over concerns of a possible military attack by the United States

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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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Satellite internet provider, Starlink, is said to now offers free service in Iran, activists said on Wednesday

Iran to hang protester; first since anti-regime rallies began

January 14, 2026, 09:41 AM - 4 min read

Erfan Soltani, 26, is allegedly scheduled to be hanged to death on Wednesday, the Iran Human Rights (IHR) and National Union for Democracy in Iran (NUFD) NGO groups said

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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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