Iran protest toll nears 6,000 dead as Tehran warns US against interventionListen to this articleIran has warned the US against intervening. (Photo: AFP)PARIS - A US-based rights group said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of nearly 6,000 people during a wave of protests in Iran suppressed by security forces, as Tehran warned Washington against intervening. US President Donald Trump had appeared to step back from military intervention, but has since insisted it remains an option. The US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said it had confirmed that 5,848 people had been killed, including 209 members of the security forces. In Iran, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei warned against intervention and said Iran was "confident in its own capabilities".

Source: Bangkok Post January 26, 2026 12:05 UTC