Overview
- Reuters, citing an unnamed Iranian official, reports roughly 2,000 deaths and attributes casualties among civilians and security forces to so‑called terrorists.
- Casualty figures vary widely: earlier tallies from U.S.-based rights groups put deaths at at least 466, while Current Time cites Iran Human Rights claiming over 6,000 and Iran International alleging 12,000.
- A medical source told RIA Novosti that most protester injuries were caused by hunting shotguns the source says are not standard for security forces, with bodies and wounded delivered to hospitals by private cars.
- Iranian authorities have accused the United States and Israel of fomenting unrest and said on January 12 that the situation was under control.
- The unrest began after a sharp devaluation of the rial in late December and escalated on January 8 following calls by Reza Pahlavi and a nationwide internet shutdown.