Iranian Regime tv Channel One hacked while it was airing Khamenie speech

various | 10-8-22

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Iranian Regime national tv Channel One hacked about an hour ago. During a broadcast of Khamenie speech, a red crosshair appeared over his face and chanting of Women. Life. Freedom. There was writing to the side saying "Rise up. Join us". Also 4 photos at the bottom of the screen of young people killed and additional writing: "The blood of our youth is dropping from your paws".

Also, there was a huge banner in the middle of Tehran highway today that read: We are no longer afraid of you. We will fight.

Also, attempted attack on IRI ambassador in Denmark. Her bodyguard was stabbed. Diplomatic Security intervened before the attacker could stab the ambassador.

[gleeaikin]

Here is a more recent video from the Tulsi organization, discussing further activity in Iran, and plans for regime people leaving and the young Shah returning. Around minute 19 it shows the happy crowds on London streets in front of the Iranian embassy, which has been emptied of people, except the man taking down the Ayatolla flag, and replacing it with the old lion and sun Iranian flag to great shouts of joy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efgdnuoIkGQ

[AdmSmith]

Iran Update, January 10, 2026

The Iranian regime has shifted from labeling protesters as “rioters” to describing them as “terrorists,” which signals that the regime has taken an uncompromising stance toward the ongoing protests.[1] The regime will likely use its characterization of protesters as “terrorists” to justify further cracking down on the protests. Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani distinguished on January 9 between protesters with legitimate economic demands and “urban semi-terrorist[s]” who conduct armed attacks. Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)-affiliated media have repeatedly described protesters as “terrorists” and compared them to Islamic State in Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) fighters.[2] The “terrorist” label portrays protesters as an existential security threat that warrants a forceful and violent response.

The regime has also explicitly signaled its willingness to use lethal force to suppress protests. Ammar Headquarters Central Council member Hossein Yetka, who is close to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and his son, Mojtaba Khamanei, called on Basij members and regime supporters to mobilize and warned Iranians not to complain if “shots are fired or if something happens to someone.”[3] Yekta served in the IRGC Ground Forces Habib Ibn Mazaher Battalion during the Iran-Iraq War.[4] Many former members of that battalion, such as Hossein Taeb, Mehdi Taeb, Alireza Panahian, and Hassan Mohaghegh, have held or currently hold influential positions in the regime, especially related to internal security.[5] An anti-regime outlet reported in November 2022 that Yekta is linked to a network of individuals within the regime who finance the regime’s repression apparatus.[6]

The regime is increasingly approaching the protests as a military issue rather than a law enforcement or crowd control issue. The Artesh, which is Iran’s conventional military, issued a statement on January 10 in which it vowed to protect national interests, strategic infrastructure, and public property. The statement, similar to senior regime officials and state media, framed the protests as a plot by Iran’s adversaries, namely the United States and Israel, to disrupt public security.[7] The Artesh statement comes amid an unverified report of the deployment of Artesh forces in Karaj, Alborz Province, on January 10.[8] It is notable that the Artesh has indicated that it could get involved in the protests, given that it has historically played a limited role in suppressing domestic unrest. It is unclear what role the Artesh would play in the regime’s crackdown on the protests and whether Artesh personnel would demonstrate the same willingness to repress protesters as more ideological security institutions, such as the IRGC and Basij. The regime has also reportedly continued to deploy IRGC forces to suppress the unrest.[9] A citizen in Bukan, West Azerbaijan Province, told a Kurdish human rights organization on January 10 that IRGC forces had deployed to this city.[10] IRGC Ground Forces Nabi Akram Unit members have also been involved in the suppression of protests in Kermanshah.[11] An unspecified eyewitness in western Iran told Reuters on January 10 that IRGC forces were deployed to western Iran and opened fire on protesters.[12] CTP-ISW assessed on January 8 that the regime has taken the rare step of using the IRGC Ground Forces to suppress protests because it has likely determined that these protests represent a dire security threat to the regime.[13]

There are further indications that the ongoing protests are challenging the ability and willingness of Iranian security forces to crack down on the protests. The IRGC Intelligence Organization released a statement on January 10 that it is “dealing with possible acts of abandonment.”[14] This statement suggests that some Iranian security forces may have already defected or that the regime is very concerned about this possibility. A Law Enforcement Command (LEC) officer from an unspecified Kurdish-majority city in northwestern Iran told TIME on January 7 that Iranian security forces disagree over whether a “massive” regime crackdown on protests will contain the protests or incite further unrest.[15] The officer said that all of the officers at his station believe the regime is collapsing.[16] The officer added that he works in the LEC for money, “not to kill people.”[17] A Kurdish human rights organization previously reported on January 8 that the regime had arrested “dozens“ of security force members in Kermanshah City who refused to fire on protesters.[18] The regime may have started to frame protesters as “terrorists” to increase security forces’ willingness to use lethal force against protesters and reduce the risk of defections. The regime’s potential deployment of the Artesh would further indicate that the protests are challenging security forces’ ability and willingness to repress the unrest. The Artesh is generally less ideological and more representative of the Iranian population than the IRGC, which increases the risk that Artesh members could defect.[19] The deployment of the Artesh, which is not trained to control civil unrest, would also indicate that Iranian security forces may face bandwidth constraints, given that the regime would likely not deploy the Artesh unless it absolutely had to.[20]

Protest activity has continued to take place across Iran amid the Iranian regime’s continued nationwide internet shutdown. CTP-ISW has recorded 60 protests across 15 provinces since 0000 local time on January 10, 25 of which were medium-sized and eight of which were large.[21] CTP-ISW defines medium protests as protests with between 100 and 1,000 participants and large protests as protests with more than 1,000 participants. CTP-ISW recorded a decrease in the rate of protests on January 10 compared to the 116 protests across 22 provinces that it recorded on January 9.[22] The decrease in recorded protest activity is at least partly due to the Iranian regime’s nationwide internet shutdown that has been in effect for over 48 hours.[23] CTP-ISW’s protest data since its last data cutoff likely reflects only part of the protest activity that has taken place in Iran since that time, given that the internet shutdown restricts protesters’ ability to publish and share videos of the protests. Protesters have continued to reportedly use Starlink, which is a satellite-based internet service, to send reports of protests to foreign media.[24]

The regime has killed hundreds of protesters and injured hundreds more in its violent crackdown on the protests. A Tehran-based doctor told TIME on January 9 that six hospitals in Tehran have recorded at least 217 protester deaths since January 8.[25] Local Iranian sources in Tehran told anti-regime media on January 10 that “a large number” of protesters have been shot and killed by Iranian security forces in Tehran since January 8.[26] Several Iranian medical professionals told Western media on January 9 and 10 that Iranian hospitals are overwhelmed with casualties from the protests.[27] A doctor similarly told the BBC on January 9 that Farabi Hospital in Tehran is in “crisis mode” due to the number of wounded protesters.[28] A doctor told Reuters on January 10 that “large numbers” of injured protesters have been brought to hospitals in northwestern Iran since January 9 with head injuries, broken limbs, deep cuts, and gunshot wounds.[29] Unspecified sources told anti-regime media on January 8 that Iranian security agencies have threatened doctors and instructed them not to treat injured protesters in an effort to prevent information about protest-related injuries from leaving hospitals, citing unspecified sources.[30] Iranian security agencies told doctors to report any injured protesters who sought treatment to the security agencies immediately.[31] Unspecified observers reported that Iranian security forces have begun to forcibly remove protesters from medical facilities.[32] Iranian security forces previously raided a hospital in Ilam Province where injured protesters were being treated on January 5.[33]

There are unconfirmed reports of Kurdish militant activity in northwestern Iran. The Kurdistan National Guard announced on January 9 that its “Zagros Tornado units” attacked an IRGC base in Nourabad, Lorestan Province, and injured three IRGC members.[34] CTP-ISW cannot verify this attack at the time of this writing. It is unclear if the Kurdistan National Guard has ties to other Kurdish anti-regime groups that operate in northwestern Iran, such as the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)-linked Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK). Iranian state media outlet Mehr News separately reported on January 10 that Iranian authorities killed a group of PJAK fighters who were attempting to enter Iran from Iraq in rural areas of Ilam and Kermanshah provinces.[35] Iranian leaders have historically accused Kurdish groups in Iraqi Kurdistan of operating in Iranian border provinces and inciting social unrest. Those concerns grew particularly acute during the 2022-2023 Mahsa Amini protests, which were partly concentrated among Kurdish communities in northwestern Iran.[36] These Kurdish anti-regime groups do not represent the ongoing protest movement and its grievances.

US officials told the Wall Street Journal on January 10 that US officials have held “preliminary discussions” about taking military action against the Iranian regime. The officials stated that there is no sign of an imminent attack on Iran, however.[37] US President Donald Trump warned Iranian leadership on January 9 that the United States would get involved if the regime fires at protesters.[38] Trump issued a similar social media statement on January 10, stating that the United States is ready to help Iranian protesters achieve freedom.[39] A US official told the Wall Street Journal on January 10 that the Trump administration has discussed launching airstrikes targeting unspecified Iranian military sites to follow through on Trump’s repeated warnings to the regime.[40] Another US official stated that there is no consensus on what military action to take.[41] The US officials added that the United States has not moved any equipment or personnel to prepare for military action and that there is no “sign of an imminent attack on Iran.”[42]

https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-january-10-2026/

[gleeaikin]

There is much interest in the prospect of the overthrow of the Mullahs in Iran and the possible return of the son of the old Shah, who is now a mature well educated man. The Iranians in the streets seem enthusiastic about that idea. Below is the link to a long (1 hr, 22 min) video interview and discussion with the “young,” Shah—his education, interests, ideas, hopes, and plans for the future.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aisT86shO9k

One particularly interesting segment was his views on resolving the Israel/Palestine struggle, and the overall religious conflict throughout the Middle East, and the role a free Iran can play in this process.

A serious problem Iran will face in the immediate future is the widespread subsidence of much Iran land because of the severe drought they have undergone. Large chunks of land are dropping into big holes. It is suggested Tehran will have to be relocated and rebuilt the problem is so severe. A fun way to start a new government in the nation’s capital.

[Jonty30]

Iran can be repaired, agriculturally. China has reduced its desert by a significant amount in the last few years.

[gleeaikin]

Reza Pahlavi will appear this morning on the Fox News talk show. Pass the word.

[nuconvert]

Yes. He’s on Maria Bartiromo’s 11AM eastern show on FOX Business. She’s interviewed him a number of times.

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Sorry. Got the time wrong . He’s on Now

[AdmSmith]

Please help Iranian people immediately. The Islamic Regime has killed about 13000 people, 20000 injured, and many arrested.

https://x.com/sajjad1498/status/2010385072042701292

The ratio 13000/20000 indicates that someone is killing injured patients or that the number of injured is too low.

[AdmSmith]

Iran using Iraqi militias to help crush protests, sources say
Jan 7, 2026

According to information received by Iran International, Iranian-backed Iraqi militias began recruiting fighters four days ago to help the Islamic Republic's forces suppress protests in Iran. So far, around 800 Iraqi Shiite militiamen have been deployed, almost all of them members of Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat al-Nujaba, Sayyid al-Shuhada and the Badr Organization.

The information indicates that Iraqi government officials are aware of the mobilization of forces to assist Tehran. The transfer of these fighters is said to be taking place through the Shalamcheh, Chazabeh and Khosravi border crossings, under the cover of “pilgrimage trips to the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad.” In practice, the forces reportedly gather at a base linked to Khamenei base in Ahvaz before being dispatched to various regions to take part in the violent crackdown on demonstrations.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601071907

Many Iranians fought in the war against Iraq, and many have served in the military, so when they gain access to weapons, they will hunt down these henchmen of death from Iraq.

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I don’t think they can sink any lower than hiring Iraqis to kill Iranians

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I can only hope that these numbers are grossly exaggerated

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I just heard about 2,500 killed

[AdmSmith]

Iran Update, January 11, 2026

Some Iranian regime officials have framed the ongoing protests as the next phase of the Israel-Iran War. The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) attributed the ongoing protests to Israel and the United States on January 11, arguing that the “riots” have killed hundreds of people and are an “extension of the 12-day war” with the United States and Israel.[1] The IRGC claimed that the United States and Israel have equipped and armed “terrorists” to cause chaos in Iran.[2] Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian similarly claimed on January 11 that the United States and Israel aim to incite internal unrest in Iran under the pretext of economic issues.[3] Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declared on January 11 that Iran is at war with the United States and Israel on four fronts: cognitive, economic, military, and terrorism.[4] The “military” front likely refers to the 12-day kinetic conflict in June, while “terrorism” likely refers to the regime's view of the ongoing protests. Ghalibaf warned the United States against “miscalculations” and threatened that Iran could target US military bases in the region or Israel if the United States attacks Iran.[5] He noted that Iran will not limit itself to being reactive and will respond based on its threat perception.[6]

The regime may be labeling Iranian protesters as “terrorists” and connecting the ongoing protests to the United States and Israel as a tactic to motivate hesitant security officers to forcefully crack down on the protests. The IRGC Intelligence Organization released a statement on January 10 that it is “dealing with possible acts of abandonment.”[7] This statement suggests that some Iranian security forces may have already defected or that the regime is very concerned about this possibility. A Kurdish human rights organization previously reported on January 8 that the regime had arrested “dozens” of security officers in Kermanshah City who refused to fire on protesters.[8] The regime may be framing protesters as “terrorists” and linking them to the United States and Israel to increase security forces’ willingness to use lethal force against protesters and reduce the risk of defections. The regime's framing of protesters as “terrorists” and characterization of the protests as a continuation of the Israel-Iran War further indicate that the regime is approaching the ongoing protests as a military issue rather than a law enforcement one.

Ghalibaf’s threat to attack US bases or Israel is likely a response to recent Western media reports that US President Donald Trump is considering various options to intervene in the ongoing protests. The Wall Street Journal reported on January 11 that Trump and senior officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Dan Caine, will receive a briefing on January 13 about response options to Iran's protests, though the officials are not expected to make a final decision during that meeting.[9] The New York Times separately reported on January 10 that Trump is “seriously considering” military strikes against Iran in response to the Iranian regime's violent crackdown on the protests, but “has not made a final decision.”[10] Unspecified US officials said that advisers presented Trump with a range of potential strike targets, including unspecified non-military sites in Tehran and facilities linked to Iranian security services involved in suppressing protests.[11] Axios similarly reported on January 11 that Trump has considered military strikes, a carrier strike group deployment to the Middle East, and cyber or information operations to support protests in Iran but has not yet made a decision, according to US officials.[12]

CTP-ISW recorded a lower rate of protest activity across Iran on January 11 compared to recent days. The lower rate of protests that CTP-ISW recorded is likely due to the regime's nationwide internet shutdown and crackdown on the use of Starlink satellites. CTP-ISW has recorded 22 protests across nine provinces since 0000 local time on January 11, 11 of which were medium-sized (100-1,000 participants) and six of which were large (>1000 participants).[13] The decrease in recorded protest activity is at least partly due to the regime's nationwide internet shutdown that has been in effect for over three days.[14] The Iranian regime has also begun jamming Starlink signals to prevent Iranians from being able to use Starlink satellites.[15] About half of the protests that CTP-ISW has recorded since its last data cutoff took place in Tehran, which may be explained by Iranians’ ability to access tools like Starlink more readily in larger cities than in less urban areas.[16] Reports of arrests, deaths, and violence from regime and anti-regime outlets in Lorestan, Kurdistan, Sistan and Baluchistan, South Khorasan, and Golestan provinces suggest that protests are taking place across Iran, but that protesters in these areas have been unable to share footage of protests with foreign media.[17] State media reported that the Mashhad anti-narcotics police head was killed in protests in Mashhad on January 11, demonstrating the intensity of protests there despite limited footage of the demonstrations.[18] CTP-ISW has not recorded protests in Kermanshah Province since January 9, despite the province experiencing intense and violent protest activity before that date.[19]

More Iranian security officers have died during the current protests than in any other protest wave in Iran. IRGC-affiliated media reported on January 11 that at least 114 regime security personnel from the Law Enforcement Command (LEC), Basij, and IRGC have been killed since the start of the protests on December 28.[20] The LEC is the regime's main internal security service and is responsible for conducting ordinary policing activities and maintaining social control.[21] The Basij is a paramilitary organization that largely focuses on disseminating regime propaganda, suppressing domestic dissent, and conducting civil defense activities.[22] The regime has also deployed the IRGC Ground Forces in some areas during the current wave of protests, although it is unclear whether all of the IRGC deaths reported by IRGC-affiliated media are deaths of IRGC Ground Forces members. Iranian media reported that Esfahan Province has the highest number of LEC and IRGC deaths at 30, followed by 9 Basij and IRGC deaths in Ghazvin Province.[23] The data indicates that the IRGC has mainly been active in western Iran, which is consistent with recent reports of IRGC Ground Forces deployments in Kermanshah and West Azerbaijan provinces.[24] The actual death count for Iranian security personnel is likely higher than the number that IRGC-affiliated media reported, given that CTP-ISW has observed reports of security personnel casualties in areas, such as Tehran Province, that IRGC-affiliated media did not include in its death count.[25] Over 70 regime security personnel died in the 2022-2023 Mahsa Amini movement, which was the deadliest wave of protests until this wave.[26]

Recent Baloch anti-regime activity and reported Iranian efforts to use Iranian-backed Iraqi militias to suppress the protests indicate that the regime may be facing significant security bandwidth constraints. Baloch anti-regime coalition Mobarizoun Popular Front (MPF) fighters killed one Law Enforcement Command (LEC) officer and injured another in an attack on an LEC patrol vehicle in Dashtiari County, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, on January 11.[27] The MPF announced that it conducted the attack in response to Iranian security forces’ continued suppression of protests across Iran.[28] The MPF conducted a similar attack and killed an LEC commander in Iranshahr, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, on January 7 in response to ”the killing and suppression of protesters in various parts” of Iran.[29] CTP-ISW has observed protests in Zabol, Iranshahr, Zahedan, and Chabahar in Sistan and Baluchistan Province since the start of the protests on December 28.[30] Regime forces used live fire, tear gas, and rubber bullets to disperse a medium-sized protest in Zahedan on January 9.[31] That the MPF continues to be able to conduct attacks targeting Iranian security personnel in southeastern Iran suggests that security forces may not have the bandwidth to confront this group while it faces widespread protests across the country.

Iran has reportedly asked Iranian-backed Iraqi militias, including Kataib Hezbollah, for assistance in suppressing the protests, according to a Fox News correspondent citing unspecified sources on January 11.[32] Anti-regime media and social media users previously claimed on January 6 that around 800 Iranian-backed Iraqi militia fighters have deployed to Iran since January 2 through border crossings in Diyala, Maysan, and Basra provinces.[33] The Iraqi fighters are reportedly members of Kataib Hezbollah, Harakat Hezbollah al Nujaba, Kataib Sayyid al Shuhada, and the Badr Organization, among other militias.[34] IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmail Ghaani met with unspecified Iraqi militia leaders in Baghdad between January 6 and 8, according to informed Iraqi sources speaking to regional media on January 8.[35] Iran likely seeks to use Iranian-backed Iraqi militias to bolster the number of forces it has to suppress the current unrest. Iran's use of Iranian-backed Iraqi militias to suppress the protests suggests that Iranian security forces may face bandwidth constraints and difficulties in suppressing the protests on their own.

https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-update-january-11-2026/

[AdmSmith]

This is not the first time Tehran has used its proxy militias to suppress the protests. In November 2022, during the “Women, Life, Freedom” uprising, members of the Popular Mobilization Forces and Kataib Hizbullah were reportedly transferred from Baghdad to Mashhad to participate in the crackdown on protesters. This was also preceded by reports of troops being sent from Lebanon and other Iranian-backed countries.
This approach reflects a consistent pattern of Tehran’s policy, based on the export of tools of repression and the use of cross-border militias, both in Syria and inside Iran itself, perpetuating the image of a regime that relies on external power to survive in the face of the wrath of its people.

https://www.middle-east-online.com/%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%82%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AA

[AdmSmith]

I just heard about 2,500 killed

I only publish information with links, but I have heard much higher figures than the ones you mention, so the 13,000 is not unlikely.

[nuconvert]

I heard 6,000 this morning. I saw a report of 10,000.

[nuconvert]

I honestly doubt that this information is getting to Trump

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[AdmSmith]

I heard 6,000 this morning. I saw a report of 10,000.

link?

[nuconvert]

https://x.com/NewsWire_US/status/2010514563939381610?s=20

6,000 is from my source