Anti regime protests in Iran
The hospital became a target after protests in the county of Malekshahi earlier this week, where multiple demonstrators were shot dead while gathering at the entrance of a military base.
Some wounded protesters were taken to the hospital.
Several graphic videos from the scene of the shooting circulating online showed people being sprayed with live fire and falling to the ground as they fled from the gate.
The regime governor said the shooting is under investigation.
regime media confirmed that at least three people were killed. They also announced on Tuesday that a police officer was shot dead after armed clashes took place in the aftermath of funeral processions for the dead protesters.
‘Show no mercy’
Regime Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, in his first reaction to the protests this week, that rioters must be “put in their place”.
Meanwhile, regime Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei said, “We will show no mercy to rioters this time.”
Updates
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Iranian demonstrators on Thursday held the the biggest protest so far in nearly two weeks of rallies, as the Iranian regime cut internet access and the death toll from a crackdown mounted.
Officials say at least 21 people, including security forces, have so far died in the unrest which began with the shutdown of the Tehran bazaar on December 28 after the rial currency plunged to record lows.
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Where things stand
• At least 78 protesters have been killed and more than 2,600 arrested during two weeks of anti-government protests that have rocked Iran, according to a US-based human rights group. The demonstrations have spread to more than 180 cities across all of Iran’s provinces, in a wave of nationwide unrest triggered by crippling economic conditions.
• Protesters have described enormous crowds and feelings of hope, but also brutal violence and “bodies piled up on each other” in a hospital. A doctor told CNN that hospitals are “extremely chaotic” and patients are terrified to be identified amid the crackdown by authorities.
• An internet blackout imposed by officials is also ongoing, according to a watchdog, but one Tehran resident told CNN it has failed to quell protests.
• US President Donald Trump has said the US is ready to help the Iranian people — without spelling out what that help might look like — posting a message in solidarity with those standing up to the Iranian regime.
Earlier, he threatened to attack Iran if security forces respond violently to protests, and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US supports the country’s people.
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At least 500 people have been killed as nationwide protests challenging the Iranian regime continue, according to activists.
US President Donald Trump has warned the Iranian regime against using force against demonstrators and said the US stands "ready to help".
In Australia, hundreds of people have gathered in Sydney, urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to condemn the killing of protesters in Iran.
‘The streets are full of blood’: Iranian protests gather momentum as regime cracks down
Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as BBC sources and activists report hundreds of protesters have now been killed in an escalating regime crackdown.
"Things here are very, very bad," a source in Tehran said on Sunday. "A lot of our friends have been killed. They were firing live rounds. It's like a war zone, the streets are full of blood. They're taking away bodies in trucks."
The BBC counted about 180 body bags in footage from a morgue near Tehran. The US-based Human Rights Activist News Agency says it has verified the deaths of 495 protesters and 48 security personnel nationwide.
Another 10,600 people have been detained over the fortnight of unrest, the agency says.
The US has threatened to strike Iran over the killing of protesters, and President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US "stands ready to help" as Iran "is looking at FREEDOM".
Trump did not elaborate on what the US was considering. He has been briefed on options for military strikes on Iran, an official told the BBC's US news partner CBS.
Here are the latest developments
Demonstrations – the largest in Iran since a 2022-23 protest movement ignited by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini – continue across the country.
US President Donald Trump says Washington is considering “very strong options” in response to Iran’s crackdown on anti-regime protests, including possible military intervention.
At least 100 regime forces have been killed in the recent days, state media report, with opposition activists saying the death toll is higher and includes dozens of protesters.
Al Jazeera has reviewed video showing dozens of body bags outside a morgue in the Iranian capital Tehran suggesting the death toll in Iran’s protests is climbing.
Iranian regime president Massoud Pezeshkian spoke to Iranian media and blamed the United States and Israel for the unrest in his country.
Iran protests: Nearly 650 dead as Trump reportedly weighs military action
President Donald Trump said on Monday that the US military was considering "very strong options" against Iran.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham to Trump:
The Iranian regime has crossed red lines and it's time for decisive action without deploying ground troops.
Mohsen Haghshenas fears for the safety of his two daughters still in Iran, having last made contact in the early days of the protests. Credit: Middle East Images/ ABACA/ PA/ Alamy
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Amid more than two weeks of protests in Iran, members of the Iranian diaspora in Australia have expressed concern for their loved ones
Source: SBS World News
A protester holding a sign reading 'We are not prey' (R) participates in a rally in support of the ongoing protest movement in Iran, near the Iranian embassy in Paris, France, 12 January 2026. Since 28 December 2025. AAP Source: EPA / Mohammed Badra/EPA
Donald Trump is preparing to be formally briefed by senior officials on options for responding to deadly protests in Iran. The US president says he is willing to back up his earlier threat to strike Iran over the deaths of civilian protesters.
Source: SBS World News
President Trump is exploring options for diplomacy with Iran even as he weighs whether to attack the country to try to deter its leaders from killing more protesters.
U.S. officials said on Monday.
The Pentagon is presenting a wider range of strike options to the president than previously reported.
Possible targets include Iran’s nuclear program and ballistic missile sites, a U.S. official said.
Source: Washington Post
Iran Protests Persist as Concern Grows Over Mounting Death Toll
Source: Bloomberg
Trump says Iran has ‘no plan for executions’ as US weighs options against regime
Source: CNN
Trump feels obligated to take action on Iran as administration weighs risks of retaliation
Source: CNN
Trump says Iran has called off execution of protesters amid fears for the fate of Erfan Soltani
Source: CNN
What we covered here
• US President Donald Trump said Iran has “no plan for executions,” amid fears for the fate of a detained anti-government protester. But he declined to take military action off the table, saying his administration would wait and see.
• Some US personnel were urged to leave a US military base in Qatar as a “precaution,” sources told CNN. Several nations have urged their citizens to leave Iran, while some airlines are rerouting flights to avoid Iranian airspace.
• At least 2,400 demonstrators have been killed since the start of Iran’s brutal crackdown, according to a US-based rights group, and an internet blackout is still in place. The atmosphere in Tehran is “extremely heavy and tense,” a resident told CNN.
Source: CNN
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Source: Reuters
Iran protests appear to slow under weight of brutal crackdown
Relative calm in Tehran and regime say they have no plan to execute protesters but internet shutdown continues
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