TEHRAN – Iran witnessed its deadliest crackdown in recent times, with internet cut and media silenced, as security forces reportedly killed an alleged 12,000 people, many under 30, across major cities.
A report shared by Iran international shared brutal attacks on civilians. The full scale of this tragedy is only emerging, but its impact on the nation and the world is undeniable.
According to senior government and security sources reported by Iran International, at least 12,000 people were killed, much of it over the nights of January 8 and 9, amid an ongoing nationwide internet blackout.
The death toll was confirmed after painstaking review of multiple sources, including officials in the Supreme National Security Council, the presidential office, members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Mashhad, Kermanshah, and Isfahan, eyewitness accounts, families of the victims, medical staff, and field reports.
These killings were fully organized and carried out under orders of top civil military leaders and with the approval of all three branches of government. Supreme National Security Council authorized live fire, and most victims were reportedly young Iranians under 30, shot by IRGC and Basij forces.
“This is not a spontaneous or isolated incident,” the outlet said. “It is a coordinated massacre on an unprecedented scale.”
The country’s media and communications blackout has further hampered coverage of the tragedy, with meida silenced and only a few heavily censored websites operational. Iran International is calling on the public to submit videos, photos, medical records, and eyewitness testimony to help document the deaths.
The outlet promises to verify every report and share findings with international organizations, ensuring the victims’ names are preserved and the massacre is not buried in silence. “These deaths belong not only to grieving families but to the national struggle of the Iranian people,” the editorial said.
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