About 2,000 people have so far been killed in protests across Iran, an Iranian official said on Tuesday (January 13, 2026). The deceased included security personnel and civilians, the official, who declined to be named, said, attributing both the deaths and the prolonged protests to “terrorist activities”. The official did not give any further details on the number of civilians and security personnel killed. The intense crackdown on two weeks of nationwide unrest has shaken the Islamic Republic, threatening the country’s stability. The witnesses said SMS text messaging was down and that Internet users in Iran could connect to government-approved websites locally, but not abroad.

Source: The Hindu January 13, 2026 13:08 UTC