Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video released on January 9, 2026. [File: Social Media/via Reuters]

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Iran warns US of retaliatory strikes amid growing antigovernment protests

By Nils Adler, Urooba Jamal and Usaid Siddiqui

Published On 11 Jan 202611 Jan 2026

  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for unity and pledged to overhaul the sanctions-hit country’s struggling economy as nationwide protests triggered by the economic crisis persist.
  • The semiofficial Tasnim news agency is reporting at least 109 security personnel have been killed since the demonstrations began more than two weeks ago. Opposition activists say the death toll is higher and it includes dozens of protesters.