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29 Jan 2026, 14:44

🔸A source close to the family of Rasoul Salehi, who was arrested during the crackdown on protests in Yazdānshahr, says he is facing the risk of a death sentence. According to this source, Mr. Salehi, after the killing of a teenager named Farshid Mokhtari during the protests on December 12 in Yazdānshahr, appeared with a group of people in front of the judiciary in Najafabad and gave the judicial authorities a 24-hour deadline to release the detained teenagers and young people. In a video that was published on social media, he warned that if the detainees were not released, a protest gathering would be held in Yazdānshahr.
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🔸Axios news website reported on Thursday that the Donald Trump administration in Washington is hosting "senior defense and intelligence" officials from Israel and Saudi Arabia this week, with discussions focused on how to deal with the Islamic Republic. According to Axios, while the Israelis have gone to Washington to inform the U.S. about potential targets inside Iran, Saudi officials still believe that the path for diplomacy is open and that negotiations should still be given a chance.
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🔸The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, in an interview with CNN, once again rejected negotiations with the United States, arguing that the U.S. President "only wants to impose his will on others."
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🔸The Deputy Minister of Nursing at the Ministry of Health urged the injured from recent protests not to "be afraid" and to seek treatment at medical centers. Abbas Abadi warned on Thursday, February 9, in an interview with ILNA news agency: "If treatment is delayed, their wounds may become infected, and a problem that could be solved with simple treatment may lead to complex surgeries and unintended complications." However, he did not mention the reason for the injured's fear of going to hospitals. This comes amid multiple reports of security forces attacking hospitals, assaulting injured patients, and abducting them.
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🔸Mir Hossein Mousavi, a leader of the Green Movement, on Thursday, February 9, described the brutal and bloody crackdown on the protests of this January as "a great betrayal and crime against the people" and called for a constitutional referendum and a change of government in Iran without foreign interference. In a statement, he wrote: "How can the people express that they do not want this regime and do not believe your lies? Enough is enough. The game is over... Neither do you have a solution for any of the country's crises, nor does the nation have any choice but to protest again until a result is achieved. And you will not be able to repeat the tragedy of January 18 and 19." The former Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic reminded that "the military and law enforcement forces will sooner or later, and probably soon, no longer be willing to suppress the protesters" and added: "Put down your guns and step back from power so that the nation can lead this land to freedom and prosperity."
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🔸The U.S. Department of Justice announced that "Carlile Rivera," nicknamed "Pope," was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal court in New York for participating in a "contract killing" scheme ordered by the Iranian government to assassinate Masih Alinejad, a journalist and civil rights activist.
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🔸The HRANA news agency, based on its latest aggregated data on the thirty-second day of the protests, announced that the confirmed death toll has reached 6,373. According to the report published on Thursday, February 9, of this number, 5,993 were protesters, 113 were children under 18, 214 were government-affiliated forces, and 53 were non-protesters/civilians. HRANA also reported that the number of deceased under investigation is 17,091. According to this report, the total number of detainees from the protests has reached 42,486. The number of those severely injured is reported to be 11,018, the number of forced confessions broadcasted is 270, and the number of summoned individuals to security agencies exceeds 11,000. The human rights activists' news agency also stated that the total recorded protest events amounted to 658 in 202 cities and 31 provinces. Due to the lack of access to inside Iran because of internet shutdowns and government pressure on the families of the deceased, accurately reporting the number of fatalities is challenging. Human rights organizations predict that tens of thousands may have been killed during the violent crackdown on protesters in Iran.
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