Anti-government protesters have again flooded the streets of Iran, despite the authorities resorting to lethal force against them. Human-rights groups are reporting hundreds of deaths in nationwide protests. The Islamic regime has ordered counter-rallies in an attempt to regain the initiative. And the government is warning the US not to intervene in the biggest challenge to its rule in years. Niloofar Gholami from DW's Farsi Service provides analysis. [DW on January 12]
Jakarta - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United States and Israel of participating in bloody demonstrations that erupted in 92 Iranian cities, killing hundreds.
Araghchi said Iranian authorities had evidence that the United States and Israel were involved in several days of anti-government demonstrations, killing 544 people.
“We have a lot of documents proving that the United States and Israel have been involved in terrorist activities in Iran in recent days, ” he said in a statement to foreign diplomats in Tehran on Monday, January 12.
The senior Iranian diplomat added that former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also admitted that [Israeli intelligence agency] Mossad agents guided the terrorist movement within the mob.
“we will investigate this issue, but those statements that contributed to the increase in deaths are responsible for this development", ”Araghchi continued.
“Western countries condemn our police as worse than terrorists. They (the West) failed to condemn the genocide of more than 70,000 people in the Gaza Strip and the deaths of more than 1,000 Iranians in the hands of the United States and Israel. "Today, they support Iran's terrorists", he said.
The demonstration began with a traders protest in Tehran on 29 December 2025. They protested the sharp depreciation of the Iranian Rial [currency].
On December 30, student crowds participated in demonstrations leading to riots in many cities in Iran.
The peak of the riots occurred on the evening of Thursday, January 8, when at least 13 civilians, including a three-year-old child, were killed in the mob's attack. Authorities also announced the deaths of 38 law enforcement officers
Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani said the mob burned 25 mosques and damaged 26 banks, three medical centers and 10 government buildings, as well as more than 100 fire trucks, buses and ambulances.
The Iranian authorities designated the rioters as terrorists and accused Israel and the United States of being involved in the arrangements for peaceful demonstrations, leading to the riots.
Citing Sky News, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activist News Agency reported that 544 people were killed in bloody demonstrations in Iran.
The American media also stated that more than 10,681 people had been arrested and transferred to prison.
The semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday, January 12, that as many as 109 Iranian security personnel were killed during bloody demonstrations.
[Voice of Indonesia on January 12]
The accusation of Iran's Foreign Minister Araghchi have been distributed, as well, by semi-official media on Mainland China.
伊朗外长阿拉格齐11日表示，有明确证据表明伊朗近期发生的骚乱和打砸公共设施等行为与以色列情报和特勤局（摩萨德）有关。
前美国国务卿蓬佩奥11日在社交媒体中提到摩萨德特工在伊朗街头活动。阿拉格齐表示，伊朗警方正遭到“恐怖分子”的袭击，而这一切都是蓬佩奥公开认定的以色列特工指使的。
Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi stated on the 11th that there is clear evidence linking the recent riots and vandalism in Iran to the Israeli intelligence and secret service (Mossad).
Former US Secretary of State Pompeo mentioned Mossad agents operating on the streets of Iran on social media on the 11th. Araqchi stated that Iranian police are being attacked by "terrorists," and that all of this is being orchestrated by Israeli agents, as publicly identified by Pompeo.
[央广网 CNR， China Mainland, January 12]
videos of violent protesters. If that's true, the diplomats should know.
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The above X-post came from an Iranian woman who seems to be a supporter of the regime.
She posted the British travel document of an exiled Iranian youth whom she named a 'Mossad mercenary'. That guy in his 20ies should have succeeded to flee from a crackdown of Iranian security on a group of Mossad agents. He was allegedly transferred to Erbil in Iraqui Kurdistan, where he might have tried to get a new document at the British Consulate General. It is unclear, if this was the reason for the Iranian government to summon the British ambassador for a second time these days as was reported elsewhere. Anyway, this travel document, granted by the British Home Office, seems to have been misused as it expressly excluded its use on any visit to Iran.
==> Listen, as well, to a related comment from Al-Jazeera. Professor Hamid Dabashi from Columbia University (NY) argues Israel has infiltrated otherwise legitimate anti-government protests in Iran to instigate chaos.
Another X-post came from an 'Iraqui writer and politician' referring to Iranian sources. Thereafter Mossad agents, who had been captured in a crackdown of Iranian security forces on armed rioters in the city of Kermanshah, were using SIM cards from the Iraqui Kurdish provider ASIACELL in the border region where network coverage is extending into Iranian territory. Such SIM cards were allegedly used by Mossad terrorists during the Iranian internet blackout to communicate with their partners in Israel (named the 'Zionist entity').
==> The crackdown on Mossad in Iran as shown on Pakistani TV on January 11.
The Times of India reported a threatening development:
Allied governments warning its expatriates to immediately leave Iran.
Iran has escalated its nationwide internet blackout by deploying military jammers to disrupt Starlink satellite connectivity, cutting off a vital lifeline for protesters and activists. Monitoring groups report more than eighty per cent disruption to satellite traffic, while GPS interference has created near-total blackouts in key areas. Experts warn this marks a new era of digital repression. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump says he will speak to Elon Musk about sending Starlink access to Iranian protesters, raising fears of further geopolitical escalation.
[Editor: Such Starlink access is being seen as illegal by Iranian authorities]
Warships from China, Russia, and Iran have arrived in South Africa for BRICS+ naval exercises, stirring tensions with the United States under President Donald Trump. The week-long drills, dubbed “Will for Peace,” focus on maritime safety, joint operations, and protecting shipping lanes. Critics question why an economic bloc holds military exercises, especially with internal political tensions. Ukrainian expats protested Russia’s involvement, while South African activists condemned U.S. operations in Venezuela, demanding Maduro’s release. Analysts warn Pretoria risks being caught between U.S. pressures and Global South alliances. Economically and geopolitically, South Africa faces a delicate balancing act amid growing international scrutiny.
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