{"id":341448,"date":"2026-01-11T09:32:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T08:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=341448"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:03:56","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 11, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Young Iranians rise in defiance during the nationwide uprising, setting fire to a regime police kiosk \u2014 a powerful act of resistance in the fight for freedom and justice \u2014 January 8, 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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UPDATE: 7:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Iranians Are Fed Up with Dictatorship\u2019: The Exiled Female Activists Daring to Dream of a New Era<\/h3>\n

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In Europe, women are running countries. Women in\u00a0Iran<\/a>\u00a0deserve that. They have always been a leading part of the resistance,\u201d Diana Nammi, a longtime campaigner against autocracy in Iran, says in London.<\/p>\n

Female activists and youth campaigners are at the forefront of the fight to shape a new direction for Iran after decades of repressive rule in the Islamic Republic. In the UK, exiled Iranian activists have also mobilised.<\/p>\n

Now, as mass protests engulf Iran, hopes are high among British Iranians that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei\u2019s theocracy is finally about to be toppled.<\/p>\n

Laila Jazayeri, the director of the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK, is among the exiles who took to the streets of London at the weekend.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 10:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iran Opposition Figure Maryam Rajavi Says The ‘Resistance Is Stronger Than the Revolutionary Guards’<\/h3>\n

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Maryam Rajavi, an Iranian political activist and Iranian opposition figure, said the Iranian resistance protests have “shaken the regime to its core.”<\/p>\n

Rajavi, head of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), noted that “resistance units” have “repeatedly liberated parts of several cities,” which she described as “practical experience for the final freedom of the entire country.”<\/p>\n

Rajavi said the “uprising has shown that the will of the people and the resistance is stronger than the Revolutionary Guards, and dozens of the regime\u2019s security and military institutions.”<\/p>\n

Rajavi included a message<\/a>\u00a0to the international community in her video that she posted to X.<\/p>\n

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Iran On the Brink: Protests Spread Across the Nation as Citizens Defy Regime<\/h3>\n

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) \u2014 Iran is in turmoil. Across the country, millions of people are risking their lives in a bold, unprecedented stand against a regime that has ruled for decades. The streets are filled with chants of freedom, defiance, and anger, despite deadly crackdowns, blocked internet, and grounded flights that have left families cut off from each other.\u00a0Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the U.S. Office of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, has been monitoring the unrest closely. He describes a nation in motion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese protests have now reached over 180 cities across all 31 provinces,\u201d he says. \u201cWhat began with economic grievances quickly became political. People are demanding an end to clerical rule. They are chanting \u2018Death to Khamenei.\u2019 And even though the regime has killed dozens, it hasn\u2019t stopped them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Video after video shows ordinary citizens confronting heavily armed Revolutionary Guards, burning government buildings, and standing their ground.<\/p>\n

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Teetering Ayatollah Has Nowhere to Turn<\/h3>\n

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After 35 years of ruling Iran,\u00a0Ali Khamenei<\/a> is running out of options fast.\u00a0The 86-year-old supreme leader is facing his most serious challenge yet. Protesters chant \u201cdeath to Khamenei<\/a>\u201d rather than the regime\u2019s traditional \u201cdeath to America\u201d.<\/p>\n

Protests against him<\/a>\u00a0have entered their second week and spread to 340 places in all 31 provinces of Iran. At least 65 people are dead because of his response to the demonstrations, with the death toll expected to climb.<\/p>\n

The revolt has engulfed small, economically devastated cities across Iran\u2019s poorest provinces \u2013 places that should form the regime\u2019s support base.<\/p>\n

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The People of Iran Are Determined to Topple Khamenei\u2019s Criminal Regime<\/h3>\n

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Today marks the end of the second week of the powerful uprising of the Iranian people. They are seeking the overthrow of religious dictatorship. So far, the uprising has spread to 190 cities and has shaken the regime to its core.<\/p>\n

Resistance Units, together with the people, have repeatedly liberated parts of several cities.<\/p>\n

This is practical experience for the final freedom of the entire country.<\/p>\n

Khamenei said he would not give in to the people. But the uprising has shown that the will of the people and the resistance is stronger than the Revolutionary Guards, and dozens of the regime\u2019s security and military institutions.<\/p>\n

Of course, our people have paid a high price, with many young lives lost.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 09:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Live Report: Day 14 Of Iran Uprising; Protests Expand To 190 Cities, Rallies Resume in Tehran and Other Cities<\/h3>\n
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