2026/01/13Unverified Video Shows Flames and “Year of Blood” Chants—Shared as Isfahan Footage
A newly circulated protest clip shows visible flames and demonstrators chanting, “This year is the year of blood—Seyed Ali will be overthrown,” but the location and timing cannot be independently verified due to Iran’s ongoing nationwide internet blackout. Social-media accounts have attributed the video to Isfahan and dated it to Monday, 22 Dey 1404 (Jan. 12, 2026) . Iran has been largely cut off from the global internet since Thursday, Jan. 8 , with major disruptions also affecting phone communications, making verification and real-time reporting significantly harder.
2026/01/13State TV Blood Appeal Raises Questions as Protest Crackdown Intensifies
Iran’s Blood Transfusion Organization aired a notice on state television’s Channel 1 on Monday night 22 Dey 1404 (Jan. 12, 2026), urging citizens to volunteer for blood donations. Coming amid widespread reports of heavy violence during the ongoing protests, the timing has fueled speculation that hospitals may be facing an unusually large influx of wounded, though the organization did not publicly link the appeal to protest-related injuries.
2026/01/13Farah Pahlavi: “Your Message Cannot Be Silenced”
In a post on her official Instagram page, Empress Farah Pahlavi addressed Iranians by praising their courage, patriotism, and sacrifice, saying it has drawn global respect. She added that “dark-minded” authorities, fearing the sound of people’s voices, have cut their communications with the outside world—but stressed that “your message is louder than it can be silenced by such actions.”
2026/01/13Video Shows Large Crowd Chanting “Bi-sharaf” on Tehran’s Enghelab Street
A video circulating on social media shows a dense crowd on Enghelab Street near Daneshjoo Park in Tehran chanting “Bi-sharaf” (“Shameless”). Because Iran’s nationwide internet disruption has made independent verification difficult, the exact timing of the gathering cannot be confirmed; however, the footage was first widely shared online on Monday night, 22 Dey 1404 (Jan. 12, 2026) .
2026/01/13Iran Oil Receipts Gap: $8bn “Missing” as Insider ‘Trusts’ Blamed
Iranian lawmaker Gholamreza Tajgardoun, head of parliament’s budget reconciliation (talfigh) commission, said that out of $21 billion in recorded oil exports, only about $13 billion has been received—leaving roughly $8 billion with an unclear fate. Separately, former Chamber of Commerce vice president Pedram Soltani reacted by alleging that “trusts” (intermediary networks tied to layers of power) have likely received early internal signals of looming instability and are therefore keeping funds abroad as a hedge for “a rainy day,” fueling fresh scrutiny over opaque oil revenues and off-balance financial channels.
2026/01/1317-Year-Old Protester Dies After Days in ICU in Lorestan
Reza Moradi Abdolvand, a 17-year-old from Azna in Iran’s Lorestan province, was shot during protests on Thursday, January 1, 2026 (11 Dey 1404) and died after several days in intensive care on Monday, January 5, 2026 (15 Dey 1404) . Moradi Abdolvand was an auto body repair apprentice, according to the report, adding to the growing list of young casualties linked to the protest crackdown.
2026/01/13BBC: Internet Blackout Makes Verifying Tehran Protest Videos Difficult
The BBC wrote that two videos circulating on social media appear to show protests on Enghelab Street near the Valiasr intersection in Tehran and are said to be from Monday night, 22 Dey . The broadcaster noted that because Iran’s internet is cut off, independently verifying some of the footage is difficult, underscoring how the communications shutdown is limiting real-time confirmation of events on the ground.
2026/01/13Video From Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra: “This Year Is the Year of Blood—Seyed Ali Will Be Overthrown”
A received video described as filmed at Behesht-e Zahra cemetery in Tehran on Monday, January 12, 2026 (22 Dey) shows people chanting, “This year is the year of blood—Seyed Ali will be overthrown,” a slogan directly targeting Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The footage adds to a growing stream of street-level clips emerging despite the communications crackdown, highlighting how protest messaging is increasingly explicit and focused on top leadership.
2026/01/13HRW Pushes for UN Emergency Session on Iran Crackdown
Human Rights Watch Executive Director Philippe Bolopion called for urgent action at the United Nations—urging the UN Security Council (and the UN Human Rights Council ) to convene and address what HRW described as escalating atrocities during Iran’s crackdown. He said credible reporting of large-scale killings is still emerging despite a nationwide internet blackout , and warned that detainees could face secret, arbitrary executions , including under “enemy of God” accusations that can carry the death penalty in Iran.
2026/01/13Sen. Jim Risch: Communications Blackouts Won’t Stop Iranians Seeking Freedom
Sen. Jim Risch posted a message on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s X account backing Iran’s national uprising, saying that after decades of repression, Iranians have taken to the streets in a historic moment. Risch stressed that only Iranians can decide who should lead them, but said Congress has been clear that the current clerical rulers are “bad actors,” and added that the protests send a blunt signal: no level of communications restrictions or internet shutdowns can prevent people from pursuing freedom.
2026/01/13Graham Urges Trump: “Decisive Military Action” Against Iran Crackdown—No Ground Troops
Sen. Lindsey Graham wrote on X, urging President Donald Trump to order “decisive military action” against those responsible for killing protesters in Iran, explicitly calling for action “no boots on the ground.” In the same post, Graham praised Trump’s latest step to economically isolate Tehran—referencing the administration’s newly announced 25% tariff penalty targeting countries that continue doing business with Iran—arguing the regime has crossed Trump’s “red line” by killing people “in large numbers” and “mocking” U.S. leadership.
2026/01/12Reza Deghati Urges Macron to Act to Stop “Mass Killing” in Iran
Iranian-French photojournalist Reza Deghati wrote to President Emmanuel Macron, urging immediate action to prevent further killings of protesters in Iran, describing what he called a qualitatively “different” level of brutality. Citing the story of Robina, a 23-year-old fashion-design student he identified as a victim of the uprising, Deghati alleged systematic violence by the authorities and called on Macron to help build a global coalition using multiple levers—such as sanctioning Iranian leaders and their families, pursuing accountability through the International Criminal Court, and supporting independent Iranian media—to deter further repression.
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