Overview
- HRANA reports 6,126 confirmed dead, including 5,777 protesters and 86 minors, with 17,091 additional possible fatalities under review and 41,880 arrests documented.
- Iran’s official toll stands at 3,117, with authorities labeling many victims as martyrs, while NetBlocks says the near–three‑week internet shutdown obscures the full scale of the crackdown.
- Two Health Ministry officials cited by Time and a separate Iran International analysis point to roughly 30,000–36,500 deaths on Jan. 8–9, figures that remain unverified by independent sources.
- Accounts from journalists and medical professionals describe shoot‑to‑kill orders, military‑grade weapons, and arrests or killings of the wounded inside hospitals.
- U.S. forces, including the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group, have been repositioned as President Trump keeps military options open, and Tehran warns of a broad response to any attack.