DUBAI (Jan 16): Iran's deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled protests for now, according to a rights group and residents, as state media reported more arrests on Friday in the shadow of US threats to intervene if killing continues. Rights group reports heavy security deploymentsWith information flows from Iran obstructed by an internet blackout, several residents of Tehran said the capital had been quiet since Sunday. Iranian-Kurdish rights group Hengaw said that there had been no protest gatherings since Sunday, saying "the security environment remains highly restrictive". Hengaw reported that a female nurse was killed by direct gunfire from government forces during protests in Karaj, west of Iran. Also on Friday, state television broadcast the funerals of members of the security forces in Semnan, northern Iran, and Semirom, central Iran.

Source: The Edge Markets January 16, 2026 11:31 UTC