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Iran’s top judge warns protesters of punishment ‘without any legal leniency’ as mosques burn
New York post ^ | 10th January 2026 | Emily Crane

Posted on 01/10/2026 2:06:34 PM PST by Cronos

Iranian protestors demonstrating against the theocratic regime will face harsh punishment with absolutely zero leniency, Iran’s top judge has warned — as footage emerged Friday of mosques burning on the streets of Tehran amid the ongoing riots.

Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, the head of Iran’s judiciary, issued the stark warning after President Trump vowed to back those peacefully demonstrating across the country.

Signaling a potentially violent crackdown, Ejei vowed the punishment for rioters would “be decisive, maximum and without any legal leniency.”

The video has been shared by Iranian rights activist Masih Alinejad. “One of Iran’s biggest mosques burned during uprising. Don’t panic. This isn’t chaos. It’s 47 years of rage. For 47 years, after every Allahu Akbar from these minarets, innocent Iranians were executed by an Islamist regime,” she said in a post on X.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Iran; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iran; rebellion; revolution
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1 posted on 01/10/2026 2:06:34 PM PST by Cronos
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2 posted on 01/10/2026 2:06:57 PM PST by Cronos
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To: Cronos

I am warning you! Splat!


3 posted on 01/10/2026 2:12:26 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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Maybe Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni EjeI needs to find a bunker.


4 posted on 01/10/2026 2:13:50 PM PST by Allegra
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Hopefully he’ll suffer the fate of “Judge” Roland Freisler.


5 posted on 01/10/2026 2:16:03 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Cronos

Well how does that feel burning your stuff ?


6 posted on 01/10/2026 2:18:34 PM PST by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: Cronos

Great coverage on this YouTube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDLASyU7r7U


7 posted on 01/10/2026 2:18:58 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Cronos

Judge need to get the Al-Zutt treatment.


8 posted on 01/10/2026 2:21:10 PM PST by LukeL
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To: butlerweave

Iranian protesters desecrated Grand Mosque and burned Quran in Sarableh, Ilam.


9 posted on 01/10/2026 2:22:28 PM PST by Cronos
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To: Cronos

Looks like the only survial method is overthrowing the government, then.


10 posted on 01/10/2026 2:29:02 PM PST by KarlInOhio (I pray that the sleeping giant has finally awakened and been filled with a terrible resolve.)
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To: dfwgator

She is getting choked up over President Trump retweeting a video of someone getting to the Iranian embassy in London, tearing down the current flag and hanging the imperial Iranian flag while the crowd chants long live the king.


11 posted on 01/10/2026 2:46:58 PM PST by KarlInOhio (I pray that the sleeping giant has finally awakened and been filled with a terrible resolve.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Yep, watching it now.


12 posted on 01/10/2026 2:48:07 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: LukeL

Is that Farsi for in-the-butt treatment?


13 posted on 01/10/2026 2:50:02 PM PST by shotgun
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Is that Farsi for in-the-butt treatment?


What? What?


14 posted on 01/10/2026 2:51:19 PM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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Ass sphincter says what...


15 posted on 01/10/2026 2:56:52 PM PST by shotgun
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To: Cronos

so they will be treated like Republicans are treated in the American justice system. Got it.


16 posted on 01/10/2026 3:01:50 PM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Cronos

The response to this judge should be to burn even more mosques!


17 posted on 01/10/2026 3:22:00 PM PST by rfreedom4u ("You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas")
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To: Cronos

They must not have an AG like “Non-Stick” Pam Bondi.


18 posted on 01/10/2026 3:32:55 PM PST by Dacula (Jesus is the only true savior. I reject satan and his pedophile fake prophet.)
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I suspect that the people will remember this and give Ejei some of exactly that which he has promised them.


19 posted on 01/10/2026 4:43:02 PM PST by Colorado Doug
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They aren’t joking about killing protestors.

I hope Trump drops a few bunker busters on the IRGC. This is heartbreaking. The protestors are very brave

https://x.com/visegrad24/status/2010079682738430343


20 posted on 01/10/2026 5:06:30 PM PST by KingofZion
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