2026/01/10Chitgar Joins Tehran’s Night 14: “Javid Shah” Chants Sent Out via Starlink
According to a video received by IranWire, protesters in Chitgar in western Tehran were heard chanting “Javid Shah,” as demonstrations continued for a 14th consecutive night despite a nationwide internet shutdown. IranWire said the footage is being sent out by citizens who still have access through satellite internet links such as Starlink—highlighting how alternative connectivity has become a key channel for exporting real-time images and keeping the outside world informed during the blackout.
2026/01/10“Javid Shah” Chants Reported in Tehran’s Pasdaran
A video received by IranWire from Tehran protests on the night of Saturday, January 10, 2026 (20 Dey 1404), shows demonstrators gathering in the Pasdaran area and chanting “Javid Shah.” The footage adds to a steady stream of neighborhood-level reports from across the capital, highlighting continued nighttime mobilization and increasingly explicit political slogans despite heightened security pressure and communications disruption.
2026/01/10Tehran’s Rah-Ahan Township: “Freedom, Freedom” Chants in Night March
A video circulating on social media shows a large crowd of protesters marching on Saturday night, January 10, 2026 (20 Dey 1404), in Tehran’s Rah-Ahan (Railway) township, chanting “Azadi, Azadi” (“Freedom, Freedom”). The size of the gathering and the direct slogan point to sustained nighttime mobilization across the capital as Day 14 demonstrations continue despite heightened surveillance and communications pressure.
2026/01/10“Kidnap Trump” Talk Airs on Iran State TV
Hassan Rahimpour-Azghadi, a member of Iran’s Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution, called on the Islamic Republic to abduct U.S. President Donald Trump in remarks broadcast on state TV, arguing Tehran should do to Trump what he claimed the U.S. did to Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. He also used degrading language about Trump, in a message that underscores the regime’s escalating, hardline rhetoric as tensions with Washington rise.
2026/01/10U.S. Warns: Tehran Using Hezbollah, Iraqi Militias in Crackdown
The Persian-language X account of the U.S. State Department said on Saturday (20 Dey 1404) that Washington is concerned by reports the Islamic Republic has employed “Hezbollah terrorists” and Iraqi militias to suppress peaceful protests in Iran, adding that Tehran has spent billions of dollars on proxy forces and that turning them on its own citizens would be a profound betrayal.
2026/01/10U.S. Slams Araghchi Claims as “Delusional”
The U.S. State Department dismissed Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s allegations that the United States and Israel are behind the Dey 1404 protests, calling them “delusional.” A State Department spokesperson said the remarks reflect an “illusory/delusional attempt” to divert attention from the “enormous” domestic challenges facing the Islamic Republic, as Tehran continues to frame the unrest as externally driven.
2026/01/10Telegraph: Khamenei Raises Alert Above Wartime Levels
The Telegraph reported—citing Iranian officials/security sources—that Ali Khamenei has put the IRGC and security apparatus on a heightened state of alert “even higher” than during last June’s 12-day war with Israel, as nationwide protests intensify. The report says the leadership is leaning more heavily on the IRGC (viewed as least likely to defect) and has reportedly activated underground “missile cities” as part of a broader deterrence-and-crackdown posture, underscoring how seriously the system is treating the domestic challenge.
2026/01/10Tasnim Quote: Shamsolvaezin Calls 1404 Protests “Phase Two” of Israel’s War
Reformist journalist Mashallah Shamsolvaezin—identified by Tasnim as a member of the government’s information council—said Iran’s nationwide 1404 protests are “the second phase of Israel’s war against Iran,” echoing the state’s foreign-backed framing of the unrest. In the same comments, he portrayed recent events as “riots” linked to public property damage and claimed external actors are leveraging the protests, a narrative used to justify tighter security measures and delegitimize street mobilization.
2026/01/10X’s Iran Flag Flip Reaches IR MFA Account Amid Blackout
After X’s web platform updated the Iran flag emoji from the Islamic Republic emblem to the pre-1979 Lion-and-Sun symbol, the icon displayed on a number of official Iranian-state accounts—including the Islamic Republic’s Foreign Ministry profile—appeared as the Lion-and-Sun. IranWire reported that some regime-linked accounts (including Ali Khamenei’s) removed the flag from their profiles ahead of the automatic change, but that widespread internet disruptions inside Iran likely left the Foreign Ministry unable to do the same before the update took effect; the screenshot in circulation was captured in the early hours of 20 Dey.
2026/01/10WSJ: U.S. Weighs Iran Strike Options, No Imminent Attack
The Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. administration has held preliminary discussions about how to follow through with a strike on Iran “if necessary,” including an option focused on Iranian military targets, but sources say there is still no consensus on a specific course of action. The report stresses this kind of contingency planning is routine and does not indicate an imminent attack. The discussions come after President Donald Trump publicly warned Iran it would face a “very hard” response if authorities intensify lethal force against protesters.
2026/01/10Mashhad Night Footage Signals Day 14 Momentum Outside Tehran
Videos shared on social media and labeled “Mashhad — Saturday, 20 Dey” suggest continued street activity in Iran’s second-largest city as Day 14 of the “Freedom Revolution” unfolds. The appearance of new footage from Mashhad reinforces that protest momentum is not confined to the capital, and that multiple urban centers remain active despite heightened security pressure and communications disruption.
2026/01/10Hegseth Reposts Trump’s Iran Line on X
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared a screenshot of President Donald Trump’s Truth Social message on X—“Iran is looking at FREEDOM… The USA stands ready to help”—amplifying the White House’s public posture as protests continue and international scrutiny of Tehran’s crackdown intensifies.
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