Iran state TV breaks silence on protests, reports casualties and claims 'terrorist agents' of US and Israel set fires
4 day agoIran has now been offline for 12 hours with national connectivity flatlining at ~1% of ordinary levels, after authorities imposed a national internet blackout in an attempt to suppress sweeping protests while covering up reports of regime brutality
Trump says Iran is on "the verge of collapse," says "[Khamenei] is looking to go some place" to escape
Trump to Fox News: I am closely monitoring the situation in Iran and we will strike the regime hard if it mistreats the protesters.
4 day agoSeveral fires, claimed to be police equipment that has been set ablaze by protestors, seen burning at Kaj Sa'adat Abad Square in the Iranian capital of Tehran
4 day agoA police station was set ablaze in Mashhad
Mass demonstrations in the city of Mashhad, northeastern Iran
Tehran, Iran Protesters in Pirouzi street chanting, "Down with Khamenei."
AP reports telephone lines have been cut in Iran
Large protests and fires burning in the Iranian city of Rasht "Death to Khamenei" being shouted by the massive crowd
Sanandaj, western Iran: Security forces are directly shooting live rounds at protesters. Demonstrators are taking cover and chanting anti-regime slogans
Protesters are blocking roads in Bandar Anzali, Gilan province, tonight
Dehgolan, northwest Iran: People rallied for nightly anti-regime protests
Tasnim: Two members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard killed in Kermanshah protests
Crowds of protesters poured into the streets of Tehran heeding a call for nationwide protests by exiled prince Reza Pahlavi on Thursday night
![Mashhad, northeast Iran:Nightly anti-regime protest rally in Haft-e Tir Blvd. Protesters are chanting, This is the year of blood, Seyyed Ali [Khamenei] will be overthrown.](https://iran.liveuamap.com/pics/2026/01/08/22812417_0.jpeg)
4 day agoMashhad, northeast Iran:Nightly anti-regime protest rally in Haft-e Tir Blvd. Protesters are chanting, "This is the year of blood, Seyyed Ali [Khamenei] will be overthrown."
Isfahan, central Iran: Protesters set up roadblocks and fires in Shapour Jadid district as security forces tried to crack down on demonstrations
4 day agoTwo IRGC personnel were killed in clashes with protestors in Kermanshah, western Iran, IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News reports. Street clashes are ongoing. This raises the official total of killed regime forces to four since the start of the protests
4 day agoProtesters burnt a police kiosk in Mashhad
4 day agoArdabil, northwest Iran: Anti-regime protests turned into clashes as regime forces are using lethal force to put down demonstrations
4 day agoTrump: Iran is not behaving well and we will hit them "very hard" if they kill protesters.
4 day agoDezful, southwest Iran: People hold anti-regime protest rallies in Kuy-e Modarres district
General strike in Zanjan bazaar
Cloudflare monitoring data shows Iran's internet experiencing reduced traffic volume and quality deterioration over past week coinciding with nationwide protests over economic conditions
4 day agoClashes were reported during protests in Shiraz today. A video obtained by Iran International on Thursday, January 8, shows protesters on Shiraz's Bani Hashemi Street resisting and pushing back police officers.
4 day agoGroups of demonstrators in Isfahan are mobilizing for large-scale protests around 8 p.m. local time, following a public call by opposition leader Reza Pahlavi
4 day agoHamedan, western Iran: Following strikes, people poured into the streets and held anti-regime protest rallies
5 day agoRasht, northern Iran:Nightly protests in tandem with demonstrations in dozens of other cities across Iran
Iranian Foreign Ministry: Iran recognizes the peaceful protests and is doing its utmost to meet the legitimate demands of the people within the framework of the law.
5 day agoBorujerd, western Iran: Protesters clash with armed IRGC forces using only stones. They forced the regime's forces to retreat into their base
5 day agoUrmia, northwest Iran:Students at Urmia University held anti-regime protest rallies, chanting, "Students will die but won't accept humiliation."
Chenaran, northeast Iran:Large crowd held nightly protest rally, facing off against regime forces and chanting, "Don't be afraid, we are all together."
5 day agoMalekshahr, western Iran:The people of Malekshahr returned to streets for nightly anti-regime demonstrations, chanting anti-regime slogans:"Down with the dictator" "Down with Khamenei"
5 day agoIlam, western Iran: Citizens returned to the streets for nightly protest rallies, chanting: "Down with Khamenei."
5 day agoZahedan, southeast Iran:Students at University of Sistan & Baluchestan held nightly protest rally chanting anti-regime slogans: "Students will die but won't accept humiliation""We have neither water nor bread, high prices be damned"
