{"id":2547616,"date":"2026-01-22T08:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-officials-say-protests-are-over-now-after-4000-killed\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T08:37:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:37:31","slug":"iran-officials-say-protests-are-over-now-after-4000-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-officials-say-protests-are-over-now-after-4000-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran officials say protests are \u2018over now\u2019 after 4,000 killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firan-officials-say-protests-are-over-now-after-4000-killed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2547616&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Iranian authorities said the 25-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-carries-out-monstrous-execution-of-journalist-who-encouraged-anti-government-protests\/\" title=\"... Carries Out \u2018Monstrous\u2019 Execution of Journalist Who Encouraged Anti...Government ...\">anti-government protests<\/a> are &#8220;over now,&#8221; prosecutor general mohammad Movahedi announced, after a harsh crackdown that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-faces-mounting-pressure-to-act-in-ethiopian-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Faces Mounting Pressure to Act in Ethiopian Conflict\">left thousands dead<\/a>. State television reported 3,117 fatalities, while the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency put the death toll at about 4,902 with roughly 26,000 arrests; some Iranian doctors and other sources estimate fatalities could be between 12,000 and 20,000. The government imposed a nationwide internet blackout beginning Jan.8 and has partially restored connectivity, but officials are exploring a permanent, whitelist-based internet that would restrict access to much of the global web. The unrest, which began Dec. 28 amid a collapsing economy and a sharply devalued rial, expanded into <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >broader anti-regime protests<\/a> with chants targeting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The crisis has heightened tensions with the United States-President Trump warned of possible military action and said &#8220;help is on the way&#8221;-while Iranian leaders, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi, issued stern warnings that any aggression would be met forcefully. The situation remains marked by conflicting casualty figures, heavy details controls, and continued international concern.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Iran officials say protests are &lsquo;over now&rsquo; after 4,000 killed<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2480432\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\">Iranian<\/a> government announced Wednesday that weeks of anti-government <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/protests\/\">protests<\/a> have come to an end after 25 days.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammad Movahedi, Iran&rsquo;s prosecutor general, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/01\/21\/world\/middleeast\/iran-protests-crushed.html?campaign_id=346&amp;emc=edit_wor_20260122&amp;instance_id=169663&amp;nl=the-world&amp;regi_id=251287128&amp;segment_id=214041&amp;user_id=cacf4b228705dfb5d9ecd5ab354cf678\">announced<\/a> that the &ldquo;sedition is over now,&rdquo; signaling the end of a movement that challenged the clerical regime&rsquo;s authority for nearly a month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4428856\/trump-touts-board-of-peace\/\">Trump touts Board of Peace as possibly being &lsquo;one of the most consequential bodies ever&rsquo;&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4428750\/israel-airstrike-kills-three-journalists-gaza-cbs\/\">Israeli airstrike kills three journalists in Gaza, including CBS freelancer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/4428358\/beshear-davos-democrats-anti-trump-face\/\">Beshear uses Davos platform to raise profile as Democrats&#8217; anti-Trump face<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Iranian state television released its first death toll on Wednesday, reporting that 3,117 people were killed, adding that many were &ldquo;civilians and security forces.&rdquo;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, the U.S.-based <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.en-hrana.org\/day-twenty-five-of-protests-continued-internet-blackout-and-officials-narrative-building-on-the-death-toll\/\">Human Rights Activists News Agency<\/a> reported 4,902 fatalities and approximately 26,000 arrests.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other reports, including data from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202601186040\">Iranian doctors<\/a>, suggest the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-implements-desperate-measures-belarus-possibly-prepares-to-join-the-fight\/\" title=\"Russia Implements \u2018Desperate Measures\u2019; Belarus Possibly Prepares To Join The Fight\">actual death toll<\/a> could range between 12,000 and 20,000.<\/p>\n<p>The crackdown was accompanied by a nationwide internet blackout that began on Jan. 8, which authorities used to restrict the flow of information and disrupt protest coordination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While some limited connectivity has returned, officials have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurasiareview.com\/21012026-iran-is-still-offline-will-access-to-the-global-internet-ever-be-restored\/\">warned<\/a> that international web access may be restricted until March as the government explores a permanent &ldquo;whitelist-based&rdquo; internet model.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whitelisting is a type of internet censorship that blocks much of the global internet and only allows access to select websites and apps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The protests, which began Dec. 28, were initially triggered by a collapsing economy and the rapid devaluation of the Iranian rial. The movement quickly shifted into a broader rebellion against the nation&rsquo;s leadership, including chants specifically targeting Supreme Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ali-khamenei\/\">Ali Khamenei<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The unrest further strained <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4423272\/iran-all-out-war-ayatollah-trump-regime-change\/\">relations between Tehran and the Trump administration<\/a>. President Donald Trump previously told demonstrators that &ldquo;help is on the way&rdquo; and warned of military action if the regime continued to use deadly force.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>President Masoud Pezeshkian, typically regarded as a reformist and centrist figure within the regime, departed from his usual conciliatory tone to issue a stark warning to the U.S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4428260\/greenland-trump-nato-deescalation\/\"><strong>GREENLAND OFF-RAMP IS TRUMP&rsquo;S LATEST NATO DE-ESCALATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Any aggression against the supreme leader of our country is tantamount to all-out war against the Iranian nation,&rdquo; Pezeshkian said. He has continually blamed the U.S. for the hardships Iran is facing, including the protests.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi warned that Iran would &ldquo;fire back with everything we have&rdquo; if attacked, specifically citing the recent deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier group to the region.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran says 25-day protests over after deadly unrest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2547617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26011338635181_5f0356.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[13980,71646,36930,3823,3970],"class_list":["post-2547616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-casualties","tag-government-crackdown","tag-human-rights","tag-iran","tag-protests"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26011338635181_5f0356.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2547616"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547616\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2547620,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2547616\/revisions\/2547620"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2547617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2547616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2547616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2547616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}