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Friday, January 2, 2026
At least 10 have reportedly been killed since start of anti-regime protests in Iran
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleState-affiliated media and rights groups in Iran report that at least 10 people have been killed in the countrywide protests against the regime since Wednesday, including one man who authorities said was a member of the Basij paramilitary force affiliated with the elite Revolutionary Guards.
State television also reports the arrest of an unspecified number of people in another western city, Kermanshah, accused of manufacturing petrol bombs and homemade pistols.
Iranian media says two heavily armed individuals were arrested in central and western Iran before they could carry out attacks.
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