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Iran protests weaken, activists say over 3,000 killed as Tehran plans to restore SMS, internet

January 18, 2026

Trending:Iran unrestIce protestsUS strike in SyriaBMC electionsAustralian openAR Rahman on ChhaavaIran protests weaken, activists say over 3,000 killed as Tehran plans to restore SMS, internetFP News Desk • January 18, 2026, 13:51:24 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterWhile the protests in Iran have reportedly simmered down, the death toll of demonstrators has crossed the 3,000 mark, a human rights group said on Saturday. AdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleIn this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran. APWhile the protests in Iran have reportedly simmered down, the death toll of demonstrators has crossed the 3,000 mark, a human rights group said on Saturday. The Human Rights Group Activist News Agency verified the latest death toll after three weeks of protests, with 4,382 cases that the group said are still under review.“So far, 2,107 people with severe injuries have been identified, and the arrest of at least 24,266 individuals has been confirmed,” the body said in its latest report.

Credit: In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran.

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The figure emerged the same day Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “several thousands” of people have been killed.
He blamed the U. S.
for backing the protests and for the deaths, claiming it is a U. S.
attempt to “devour Iran.”STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD“We do not intend to lead the country toward war,” Khamenei said in one of several posts on the social platform X on Saturday.
“However, we will not just let go of the criminals inside the country either.

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Iran protests weaken, activists say over 3,000 killed as Tehran plans to restore SMS, internet

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