Iran protests grow deadlier as regime internet blackout fails to stop uprising

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Source: foxnews.com

Trump says 'Iran's in big trouble,' as unrest spreads across nation

Efrat Lachter Updated January 9, 2026 4:08pm EST


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Thirteen days into the protests, the leaders of France, the United Kingdom and Germany issued their first joint declaration on the situation in Iran.

"We are deeply concerned about reports of violence by Iranian security forces and strongly condemn the killing of protesters," the statement said. "The Iranian authorities have the responsibility to protect their own population and must allow for freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear of reprisal. We urge the Iranian authorities to exercise restraint, refrain from violence, and uphold the fundamental rights of Iran’s citizens."


The opposition-linked National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) said Friday that security forces killed a significant number of protesters overnight in several cities, particularly Tehran and Karaj. The group said repression forces opened fire on civilians in the Fardis area of Karaj, leaving at least 10 young people killed or wounded in one incident—claims that could not be independently verified.

The leader of the NCRI, Maryam Rajavi, told Fox News Digital, "The developments of recent months have proven a fundamental truth: although the regime ruling Iran has been severely weakened and has suffered heavy blows, it will not collapse under the weight of its own failures. Its overthrow will not come from outside Iran, nor will it be delivered by the will of foreign capitals. As I have repeatedly emphasized, change can only be achieved by the Iranian people themselves, through an organized and nationwide resistance that is present on the ground — one capable of confronting a ruthless dictatorship."

According to Reuters, Iran was effectively isolated after authorities shut down internet access in an effort to curb the demonstrations, sharply limiting the flow of information out of the country. Phone calls into Iran were failing, and at least 17 flights between Dubai and Iran were canceled, according to Dubai Airport’s website. Videos verified by Reuters showed buildings and vehicles ablaze in several cities as unrest intensified.



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A new region has joined the uprising: For the first time, residents of Lamerd in southern Fars province have taken to the streets. Reports say the entire town has poured onto the main road in protest. The movement continues to spread across Iran and it is getting bigger and bigger.

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Despite the violence committed by the Iranian regime and the internet outage across the country the people in Iran are unfazed and continue to fight. Tehran tonight

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Iran protests grow deadlier as regime internet blackout fails to stop uprising

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1. People in Iran are pulling down pictures of Islamic revolutionary leader, Khomeini. The end of 47 years of an Islamic o

People in Iran are pulling down pictures of Islamic revolutionary leader, Khomeini.
The end of 47 years of an Islamic oppressive regime ruling Iran ✌️✌️✌️

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2. I'm not afraid. I've been dead for 47 years this is the voice of a woman in Iran who is fed up with the Islamic republic

Masih Alinejad 🏳️
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I’m not afraid. I’ve been dead for 47 years this is the voice of a woman in Iran who is fed up with the Islamic republic.
47 years ago, the Islamic Republic took our rights and turned a nation into hostages.
Today people have nothing left to lose, they rise.
Iran is rising.

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4. 2:30 AM Tehran, Iran - right now: You are watching a revolution happening. History in the making. Keep talking about I

2:30 AM Tehran, Iran – right now: You are watching a revolution happening.

History in the making.

Keep talking about Iran. The mainstream media is finally reporting on it!

It's working.

Remember: the entire world is safer with a FREE IRAN.

Javid Shah!

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3. BREAKING: Iranian protesters brought down the Islamic regime's symbol in the capital Tehran.

BREAKING: Iranian protesters brought down the Islamic regime's symbol in the capital Tehran.

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5. Mashhad, the hometown of Khamenei's family, is flooded with an ocean of people. Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, i

Tonight, after the call by @PahlaviReza
, Mashhad exploded.

Mashhad, the hometown of Khamenei’s family, is flooded with an ocean of people. Hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, in the streets with one clear demand:

Overthrow the Islamic Republic terrorist regime. The regime’s own symbolic city is rising against it.

And while Iranians are risking everything for freedom, Khamenei is busy threatening President Trump with overthrow.

A dictator terrified of his own people always lashes out abroad.
History is knocking. Loud.

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9. Woah!

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Iran medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as protests continue

As protests in Iran continue and Iranian authorities issued coordinated warnings to protesters, a doctor and medic at two hospitals told the BBC their facilities were overwhelmed with injuries.

One doctor said a Tehran eye hospital had gone into crisis mode, while the BBC also obtained a message from a medic in another hospital saying it did not have enough surgeons to cope with the influx of patients.
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A doctor from Iran, who contacted the BBC via Starlink satellite internet on Friday night, said Farabi Hospital, Tehran's main eye specialist centre, had gone into crisis mode, with emergency services overwhelmed.
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The BBC also obtained a video and audio message from a medic in a hospital in the south-west city of Shiraz on Thursday. The medic said large numbers of injured people were being brought in, and the hospital did not have enough surgeons to cope with the influx. He claimed many of the wounded had gunshot injuries to the head and eyes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj9rengvnp9o

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7. Thanks for the updates

Now that’s a protest.

[muriel_volestrangler]

8. Iran's internet shutdown is chillingly precise and may last some time

Experts note the blackout is unprecedented in its extent but also selective, allowing some government communications

Iran’s internet shutdown, now in place for 36 hours as the authorities seek to quell escalating anti-government protests, represents a “new high-water mark” in terms of its sophistication and severity, say experts – and could last a long time.

As the blackout kicked in, 90% of internet traffic to Iran evaporated. International calls to the country appeared blocked and domestic mobile phones had no service, said Amir Rashidi, an Iranian digital rights expert.
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While Iranians across the country were suddenly cut off from the internet, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, continued to post on X. He did so at least 12 times on Friday, inveighing against Donald Trump and US action in Venezuela.

This is what makes this blackout different from previous internet blockages in Iran, said Doug Madory, an expert in internet infrastructure who studies such disruptions. It is more sweeping, but also appears to be more fine-tuned, which potentially means Tehran will be able to sustain it for longer.

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This worries me a lot. If they control communication that effectively, people can't organize, or even just find out if family and friends are OK. There's no independent media in the country - the government can tell the story it wants, and massacre the protesters. Tiananmen Square all over again.

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11. Better grade of totalitarian than we had in the past.

Where "better" = "worse."

Then again, they've had more time to prepare. And Russia and China have been helping them more than, say, Maduro. Closer, more important. And more authoritarian in more Russian and Chinese ways--less brute force and more multifaceted psychological buy-in and manipulation. Mix religion and economics and nationalism and romanticized imperial ambition with totalitarianism, it's easier than just calling on socialism as a rallying call with the negative solidarity of "be anti-imperialist ... side with us as we try to retake Guyana, side with Russia, and let's hear it for the PRC's consolidation of its empire's territory and addition of more!" At least Iran's message was consistent.

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10. Very brave, and determined people!