Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the two-week mark as violence surrounding the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, activists said.
With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.
But the death toll in the protests has grown, while 2,600 others have been detained, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
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Smoke rises as protesters gather in an anti-government protest at a highway in the Razavi Khorasan province of Iran on Jan. 10, 2026. via REUTERS
Meanwhile, Iran’s parliament speaker warned the US military and Israel would be “legitimate targets” if America strikes the Islamic Republic,
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