Thursday, January 22, 2026

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Received videos with description: 'Burning of Qasem Soleimani statue in front of the governor's office in #Qazvin, Thursday January 8th' Vahid Video of agents painting: AmirMiresmaeili 📡 @VahidOnline

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⚠️Disturbing footage⚠️ Received video: "Protester shot in Salasabil (Rudaki Street) #Tehran, Thursday January 8, 2026" Vahid The sender also sent the following videos from the same location and same night. Vahid 📡 @VahidOnline

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at the Davos summit, referenced the protests in Iran and said the demonstrators "rolled in their own blood, but the world did not support them enough." Criticizing the lack of sufficient support for the protests, he said: "This is a fact. They stood on the sidelines. In Europe, it was Christmas and New Year celebrations and holiday time. But by the time politicians returned to work and stated their positions, the Ayatollah had killed thousands." Mr. Zelensky posed the question "What future will Iran have after these bloodbaths?" and said that if the regime continues to survive, its message to every "bully" could be: "Kill enough people and you will remain in power." @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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⚠️ Disturbing images of bodies of people killed at Tehranpars Hospital in Tehran ⚠️ Two days ago I had posted the second video with hesitation and written that I didn't know if it was true or not. Now I've received photos from Tehranpars Hospital with details of the casualties from January 8th and 9th that show that video was also accurate. I've compiled the photos and included them in the first video. en: Vahid The sender also sent two videos from outside the hospital and wrote about the second one: 'To prevent government agents from stealing the bodies and burying them secretly, they set fire to the vehicle that had come to take them away, probably January 9th or 10th' Vahid 📡 @VahidOnline

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Masoud Pezeshkian issued a statement about the people's protests, claiming that "the conspiracy of Iran's ill-wishers turned the people's civil and rightful protests into a bloody and violent battleground." He called the people's protests an "American-Israeli conspiracy and the enemy's revenge for their defeat in the 12-day war." Pezeshkian said he has assigned various groups to conduct a thorough investigation into the causes and factors behind these incidents, to identify and eliminate the main roots of violence. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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♦️ Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, has warned about the scale of human casualties during the Iranian national revolution, saying current estimates could be far higher than initial figures. She explained that preliminary assessments show the death toll at around five thousand or more, but information received from doctors inside the country indicates that the number of victims may have reached at least 20,000. The UN official emphasized that the discrepancy between official statistics and field reports has heightened serious concerns about the extent of violence and the true scale of casualties. @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The European Parliament once again voted in favor of placing Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on the list of terrorist organizations. The result of this vote is non-binding, and the European Union Council's position on this matter will be decisive. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament, wrote in a message on the social network X: "From the streets of Tehran to the heart of the European Parliament, the message is clear: Iran must be free. Iran will be free." According to Metsola, the European Parliament emphasizes the need to target oppressors, declare the Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization, and hold perpetrators of crimes accountable. The European Parliament previously called for placing the Revolutionary Guard on the EU's terrorist organizations list in January 2023, in response to Iran's suppression of people during the "Woman, Life, Freedom" uprising. The European Parliament passed a resolution against the Islamic Republic by an overwhelming majority and demanded that Iran's government end the violent suppression of protests and the killing of protesters. In this resolution, passed on Thursday, January 23rd, parliament members expressed complete solidarity with Iranian protesters and called for an end to executions, freedom for detainees, and "regime accountability for its crimes." The resolution also calls for expanding EU restrictive measures against the Islamic Republic and making the union's relations with Iran conditional on real movement toward democracy and respect for human rights in the country. In this resolution, European Parliament members expressed their anger and disgust at the widespread suppression and killings that Iran's government commits against protesters in Iran. This body, while declaring complete solidarity with the Iranian people and their "brave and legitimate" protest movement, strongly condemns the widespread, deliberate, and disproportionate use of force by security forces. In this resolution, which passed with 562 votes in favor, 9 against, and 57 abstentions, European Parliament members warned that the killing of thousands of protesters represents "a horrifying change in the regime's method of suppressing protests; a shift from deterrence to strategic elimination." European Parliament members also demand the immediate and unconditional release of all protesters, human rights defenders, and journalists currently detained in Iran. The Parliament simultaneously asked the EU Council to immediately and completely place the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Basij forces, and Quds Force on the list of terrorist organizations. Expanding and strictly implementing EU restrictive measures, including asset freezes and visa bans for oppressors, are among the European Union's other demands. This body also welcomes recent U.S. sanctions against the Islamic Republic and calls for swift EU action against all officials and institutions responsible for suppression. This resolution condemns the Islamic Republic's efforts to censor protests through internet shutdowns and asks the EU and member countries to increase technical and financial support for censorship circumvention tools and protection against cyber and information manipulation in Iran.

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📡 @VahidOnline Translation of BBC World report:

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Donald Trump expressed hope on Wednesday that following the protests in Iran, he hopes America won't need to take further action regarding the country. The US President told CNBC on the sidelines of the Davos summit in Switzerland: "We hope there won't be further action needed. They were shooting at people in the streets recklessly and indiscriminately." He repeated once again that Iranian officials had planned to execute 837 people after the protests, but he didn't allow it: "I told them: 'You can't do this.'" The US President also announced that Iran must stop continuing its efforts to obtain nuclear weapons and warned that if these efforts continue, possible future actions are not ruled out. Donald Trump said: "They could have had nuclear weapons long ago, but we hit them... They need to end the nuclear issue." On Tuesday at a press conference, when asked "Has the military option against Iran been taken off the table?" he had said: "No." @VahidHeadline Donald Trump, responding to a reporter's question about transferring US military assets to the Persian Gulf and the possibility of military action against the Islamic Republic, said: "We hope there won't be other action needed, but they're shooting at people blindly in the streets." Trump, responding to criticism about not taking action against the Islamic Republic and supporting the Iranian people, added: "If I had found a cure for cancer, they would have said why didn't you do it sooner? If you walked on water, they would say you don't know how to swim. These are sick people. We call this Trump Derangement Syndrome." He also referred to America's attack on the Islamic Republic's nuclear facilities, saying: "If they want to do it again, it will be repeated again. They must stop the nuclear program. They're constantly testing and ultimately reach the conclusion that they can't do it. We can't allow them to get their hands on it." @VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline

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The Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs announced in a statement that the preliminary death toll from the nationwide 2025 protests was "3,117 people," declaring "2,427" of them as martyrs. Following the release of these figures, the Secretary of the National Security Council also claimed: "The 690 people who are not among the martyrs are terrorists, rioters, and those who attacked military sites." The nationwide 2025 protests began on December 28th for economic reasons but quickly escalated and took on an anti-regime character. These protests reached their peak on January 8th and 9th following a call by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. Although reports of brutal suppression of protesters had emerged in the early days, it reached its peak on January 8th and 9th. At the same time, the internet in Iran was completely cut off and other communication tools were also restricted. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline