With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. Iranian state TV is reporting on security force casualties while portraying control over the nation. The statement carried by Iranian state television said even those who "helped rioters" would face the charge. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered support for the protesters. "The United States supports the brave people of Iran," Rubio wrote Saturday on the social platform X.

Source: Indian Express January 10, 2026 19:42 UTC