Overview
- National police chief Ahmad-Reza Radan said on state television that young people "deceived" into joining the unrest have three days to turn themselves in for lighter punishment.
- Protests that erupted in late December over economic collapse were largely curtailed after a nationwide internet and phone shutdown on January 8.
- Norway-based Iran Human Rights has verified at least 3,428 people killed, though independent tallies remain difficult due to restricted access and communications.
- Security officials cited by Tasnim report about 3,000 arrests, while rights groups say detentions likely reach closer to 20,000.
- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged authorities to "break the back of the seditionists," as the judiciary moves to seize assets of alleged supporters and the World Economic Forum said Iran’s foreign minister will not attend Davos.