The streets of Iran are once again filled with anger, grief, and bloodshed. What began as economic protests over a collapsing currency and runaway inflation has turned violent, with demonstrators killed and the regime signalling that repression, not reform, will be its response. This is not a sudden crisis. It is the predictable consequence of a system that long ago exhausted every source of legitimacy except fear.
Regime forces straight up unloading live rounds from a DShK heavy machine gun on protesters in Ilam/Malekshahi, western #Iran.
Later reports say this shooting left about 20 dead.Mr PM @Netanyahu, us Iranians are asking you: h!t the IRGC bases and riot police units hard in the… pic.twitter.com/NuMwHkbwn1
— ✺Yaar – يار قدیمی️ (@YaarGhadimi) January 4, 2026
Iran protests intensify as Revolutionary Guard officer set on fire by Molotov cocktail on Day 5
Rial collapse sparks biggest uprising since 2022 Mahsa Amini movement
Protesters chant "Death to Khamenei" across Tehran while Basij deploys live fire
Regime is ️urning pic.twitter.com/NyNxAcWjH2
— Boi Agent One (@boiagentone) January 1, 2026
Carney won’t do anything to upset Amira.
