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Rasoul Khadem, Iran’s former Olympic wrestling champion, reacted to what he described as the Islamic Republic’s largest street massacre aimed at crushing the national uprising by posting on Instagram: “Our homeland is in mourning. We are in mourning.”
Thousands of Iranians in London gathered on Sunday, 5 Bahman , outside the UK Prime Minister’s office to show solidarity with Iran’s national uprising and called on the British government to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. Protesters also chanted slogans in support of Prince Reza Pahlavi , according to the report.
Iranian singer Shahin Najafi told a London protest rally that “we’re just waiting to return,” urging people inside Iran to keep resisting. He said Iranians will see the outcome of the blood that has been shed, adding that the movement is headed toward a “final battle,” according to the account.
Israel’s Civil Aviation Authority chief Shmuel Zakai sent an official letter on Sunday, Jan. 25 (5 Bahman) to foreign airlines operating at Ben Gurion Airport, warning that—amid escalating U.S.–Iran tensions—risk assessments point to a “significant change” in the threat level from the coming weekend , even though flights are currently “stable.” The letter outlines an emergency plan for a possible closure of Israeli airspace —a scenario it says occurred in June 2025 and multiple times in 2024 —under which the authority would prioritize foreign aircraft departures so they can exit Israel in the earliest available windows, while noting operations are still following Home Front Command guidance that currently permits normal civilian flights.
Prince Reza Pahlavi issued a message to Iran’s medical community, thanking them for treating those injured in what he called the “Lion and Sun Revolution,” and urging them to compile the names of individuals who obstruct treatment or cooperate with the crackdown inside medical facilities. Citing reports that wounded protesters are being identified and handed over by state agents at hospitals, he described the Islamic Republic’s conduct as a “crime against humanity” and said Iranians will overcome the crisis together to build a free and secure future.
Israel’s Channel 13 reported that the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln reached the Middle East on Sunday evening (Jan. 25) and is now positioned near Iran . The same report said a ship carrying missile-defense systems is approaching Israel, and that a THAAD air-defense battery is expected to arrive in the coming days as part of broader efforts to strengthen regional defenses.
Messages attributed to residents of Fardis, Alborz province , allege that a large number of people were killed and wounded during the crackdown, with claims that roughly 200 died in Fardis alone. The accounts include an unverified and highly disturbing allegation that some children’s bodies were transported in municipal garbage trucks and buried in unknown locations. The same messages say hospitals faced security pressure not to admit protesters and that state-run facilities refused to treat the injured; they also claim some mosques were converted into Basij/IRGC coordination points—with steel doors reportedly installed afterward. Witnesses describe armed participants as military and paramilitary forces and say that, despite heavy crowds during the protest days, the city is now silent and subdued, with one resident quoted as saying: “We’ll mourn later—today we fight.”
Iran International reported that Mohammadjavad Heydari, a 32-year-old MMA athlete, was killed on Thursday, 18 Dey in the Pasdaran neighborhood of Masjed Soleyman after being shot directly by security forces. The report says he was hit around 9:30 p.m. while helping an injured protester. It also cites a message he sent to a friend before joining the uprising, saying he was ready to die if it meant the country could reach stability, and that “a thousand deaths” would be worth more than a life lived in humiliation. According to the report, authorities later presented him as a “Basiji martyr,” buried him on 25 Dey under heavy security at Behesht-e Zahra (Chaharbisheh) cemetery in Masjed Soleyman, and security forces removed videos and photos from his Instagram from public access afterward.
Amirparsa Ashkboos, 20, was reportedly killed by gunfire from government forces during protests in Tehran’s Haft-Hoz area on Thursday, 18 Dey 1404 . Before heading out, he wrote: “I’m going so I can at least take a step for all of us.” Ashkboos was a 2023 (1402) intake microbiology student at Islamic Azad University, Tehran North branch, and was buried in Bomehen cemetery , according to the account.
According to Karun Human Rights Organization, Mehrsa Maleki, a 20-year-old woman from Khor Mousa (Sarbandar), has gone missing after being detained by special unit forces, and her family has not received any information about her condition or whereabouts.
Government-linked Turkish media report that Ankara has drawn up contingency plans to establish a buffer zone along the Iran–Turkey border in the event of war or major unrest in Iran, with the stated aim of keeping potential migrants and asylum seekers on the Iranian side as long as possible . The reporting says Turkey’s Foreign Ministry briefed parliament on scenario planning tied to possible spillover and migration pressure, underscoring Ankara’s focus on border-control measures as regional risk rises.
Sajad Pourhosseini, 41, was killed on Friday, 19 Dey 1404 , after being hit by live fire during protests in Rasht , according to the account. A father of a 16-year-old daughter who worked with his father in a supermarket, he was allegedly shot from the top of a bank building opposite the Chahar Baradaran Mosque on Motahari Street , with a live round striking his thigh; he reportedly died before receiving adequate treatment at the hospital. The account adds that his family had to post a 1 billion toman guarantee to retrieve his body and was barred from printing funeral notices, and that he was buried on Tuesday, 23 Dey 1404 .