TEHRAN: Two hundred people (including forty members of security forces) lost their lives in Iran since 28th Dec, 2025, as thousands (termed as Trump/Mossad agents by Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) continue to manifest violently expressing their anger at the rising cost of living and depreciating currency.
Son of the deposed king of Iran, self-exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, taking to the X, had asked his supporters on 9th Jan, to manifest against the regime, that had resorted to blackout internet in order to supress their protests.
According to Internet monitor Netblocks, authorities had imposed a total connectivity blackout on 8th Jan, and the country has been offline for a day now. Supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that those manifesting on the streets were attempting to please Trump whose hands are soaked with Irani blood.
As Khamenei maintained that the regime would not give up, thousands of rioters, chanting slogans such as ‘death to the dictator’ are setting official batiments on fire either financed by regime-changers or genuinely angered over the inflation, rising cost of living and ever depreciating currency.
Protests have spread across Iran since December 28, beginning in response to soaring inflation, and quickly turning political with protesters demanding an end to clerical rule. Authorities accuse the US and Israel of fomenting unrest.
The flow of information from Iran has been hampered by an internet blackout imposed by the authorities since Thursday.
A US-based rights group, HRANA, said the death toll had climbed to 116, mostly protesters but including 37 members of the security forces.
