{"id":341475,"date":"2026-01-12T07:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T06:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=341475"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T10:28:10","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-12-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-12-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 12, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_341480\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-341480\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-341480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Protests-2026-3.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian protesters block a city street at night by burning piles of debris and trash bins.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Protests-2026-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Protests-2026-3-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Protests-2026-3-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Protests-2026-3-742x420.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Protests-2026-3-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Iran-Protests-2026-3-696x394.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-341480\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian protesters block a city street at night by burning piles of debris and trash bins \u2014 January 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran Does Not Need a Crown \u2014 It Needs a Republic<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-268650 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/townhall-logo-300x146.png\" alt=\"townhall-logo\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran is now in its fifteenth day of nationwide revolt. From Tehran to Tabriz, from Mashhad to the oil towns of Khuzestan and the Kurdish cities of the west, a furious, fearless population has taken to the streets. Hundreds have already been killed. Thousands more have been dragged into prisons and torture chambers. Internet access has been throttled. The regime is shooting into crowds. Yet still the protests grow.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is not a factional quarrel or a palace coup. It is a revolutionary moment. And yet, as Iranians bleed, Western media and think-tank circles have become transfixed by a grotesque sideshow, the idea that Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed Shah, might somehow ride back into Tehran as Iran\u2019s savior. This fantasy would be comic if it were not so dangerous.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Pahlavi has done nothing for 47 years except wait. He has no political organization in Iran. No underground network. No resistance units. No trade unions. No youth movement. No women\u2019s movement. No workers\u2019 committees. No student organizations. No strike committees. No revolutionary infrastructure of any kind.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/struanstevenson\/2026\/01\/12\/iran-does-not-need-a-crown-it-needs-a-republic-n2669292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong style=\"text-align: justify;\">UPDATE: 08:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Live Report, Day 15 Of Iran Uprising: Protests Resume in Tehran, Strikes in Shiraz and Shahrekord<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"Iran: Protesters Defy State Repression and Internet Outages of 14th Day of Uprising\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_ucm8Yn2W65s\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fucm8Yn2W65s%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ucm8Yn2W65s\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT6M37S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-01-11T09:10:22Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_ucm8Yn2W65s\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fucm8Yn2W65s%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">Iran: Protesters Defy State Repression and Internet Outages of 14th Day of Uprising<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ucm8Yn2W65s\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fucm8Yn2W65s%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Protesters Defy State Repression and Internet Outages of 14th Day of Uprising\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"For the 14th straight day, the people of Iran returned to the streets to call for regime change. This is happening despite a 48 hour internet blockade and a brutal response by the regime&#039;s security forces. *** Content on the PMOI\/MEK&#039;s official YouTube channel is not subject to copyright if the source is mentioned ***\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran has reached its fifteenth day on Sunday, January 11, 2026. What began as an outcry against economic devastation has solidified into a relentless political movement calling for the downfall of the regime. Following a volatile fourteenth day marked by fierce clashes in different cities, the people have maintained their momentum. On Sunday, the spirit of resistance continued with renewed strikes in the provinces and nightly rallies in the capital. While the regime continues its suffocating internet blackout and brutal crackdown, the release of the names of new martyrs by the Iranian opposition highlights the heavy price the Iranian people are paying for their freedom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-day-15-of-iran-uprising-strikes-in-shiraz-and-shahrekord-more-martyrs-identified\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranians Rally in Stockholm to Support Nationwide Protests and Call for a Democratic Republic in Iran<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"MEK supporters rally in freezing Stockholm backing Iran protests for a democratic republic - Jan 10\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_YokihAv48sM\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYokihAv48sM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YokihAv48sM\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT15M1S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-01-11T11:19:21Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_YokihAv48sM\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYokihAv48sM%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">MEK supporters rally in freezing Stockholm backing Iran protests for a democratic republic - Jan 10<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/YokihAv48sM\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FYokihAv48sM%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"MEK supporters rally in freezing Stockholm backing Iran protests for a democratic republic - Jan 10\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Sweden - January 10, 2026 : MEK supporters rally in freezing Stockholm backing Iran protests for a democratic republic #iranprotests #No2shahNo2Mullahs #freeiran\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stockholm, Sweden \u2013 January 10, 2026 \u2014 In freezing sub-zero temperatures, supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and members of the Iranian community in Sweden gathered in a major rally in front of the Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to express solidarity with the nationwide protests in Iran that began on Sunday, December 28, 2025. Despite the -7\u00b0C cold, participants demonstrated remarkable resilience and resolve, showing unwavering support for the Iran Revolution until the clerical regime is overthrown.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/01\/iranians-rally-in-stockholm-to-support-nationwide-protests-and-call-for-a-democratic-republic-in-iran\/82629\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iranian Americans Rally at the White House in Solidarity with Iran\u2019s Nationwide Uprising<\/h3>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"DC - Jan 10&ndash;Iranian Americans Rally at the White House in Solidarity with Iran&rsquo;s Nationwide Uprising\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_UuEdj9gZxAo\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUuEdj9gZxAo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UuEdj9gZxAo\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT5M31S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2026-01-11T09:20:57Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_UuEdj9gZxAo\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUuEdj9gZxAo%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">DC - Jan 10\u2013Iranian Americans Rally at the White House in Solidarity with Iran\u2019s Nationwide Uprising<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UuEdj9gZxAo\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUuEdj9gZxAo%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"DC - Jan 10&ndash;Iranian Americans Rally at the White House in Solidarity with Iran&rsquo;s Nationwide Uprising\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"On January 10, 2026, Iranian Americans and freedom-loving Iranians gathered in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., to show solidarity with the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran. Despite the cold and rainy weather, participants\u2014supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)\u2014chanted anti-regime slogans and called for an end to dictatorship in all its forms.\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On January 10, 2026, Iranian Americans and freedom-loving Iranians gathered in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., to show solidarity with the ongoing nationwide protests in Iran. Despite the cold and rainy weather, participants\u2014supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)\u2014chanted anti-regime slogans and called for an end to dictatorship in all its forms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/01\/iranian-americans-rally-at-the-white-house-in-solidarity-with-irans-nationwide-uprising\/82615\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Why Pezeshkian\u2019s Protest Rhetoric Changed\u2014 and What It Says About Power in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-323653 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-november-2019-uprising-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"President Masoud Pezeshkian seen in a moment of deep concern, as images of past nationwide protests loom behind him\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-november-2019-uprising-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-november-2019-uprising-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-november-2019-uprising-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-november-2019-uprising-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-november-2019-uprising-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/iran-masoud-pezeshkian-november-2019-uprising.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After initially acknowledging public anger and the right to protest, Iran\u2019s president has shifted to the state\u2019s security narrative as demonstrations stretch into a third week, underscoring the narrow limits of executive power. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has adopted a markedly tougher tone toward protesters in recent days, aligning himself more closely with the Islamic Republic\u2019s long-standing security narrative after initially acknowledging public discontent and the right to protest. The shift comes as demonstrations that began roughly two weeks ago over economic grievances \u2014 including rising prices, currency depreciation and unemployment \u2014 have spread to multiple cities and taken on broader political overtones, according to state media reports and videos shared on social platforms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewswire.org\/why-pezeshkians-protest-rhetoric-changed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">UN Fact-Finding Mission Calls for End to Crackdown in Iran<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-341438 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anti-regime-protests-in-Karaj-January-10-2026-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Anti-regime protests in Karaj (January 10, 2026)\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anti-regime-protests-in-Karaj-January-10-2026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anti-regime-protests-in-Karaj-January-10-2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anti-regime-protests-in-Karaj-January-10-2026-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anti-regime-protests-in-Karaj-January-10-2026-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anti-regime-protests-in-Karaj-January-10-2026-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Anti-regime-protests-in-Karaj-January-10-2026.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The United Nations Fact-Finding Mission, expressing grave concern over the escalation of violence against protesters, called on the Iranian regime to immediately end the suppression of protests, fully restore internet and mobile communications, and respect citizens\u2019 fundamental rights, including the right to peaceful protest. In a statement published on Saturday, January 10, the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission said it had received credible reports indicating that security forces had been ordered to confront protesters without restraint and in a \u201cdecisive\u201d manner, as nationwide protests entered their third week. According to the statement, on the evening of January 8, internet and mobile communications in Iran were cut off, a move that, alongside rising violence, has severely restricted citizens\u2019 access to information.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfocus.com\/uncategorized\/56665-un-fact-finding-mission-calls-for-end-to-crackdown-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Khamenei\u2019s Words Under the Microscope: Fear and Exhaustion in the Face of Organized Resistance<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-341424 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tehran-protests-08012026-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Fires burn at Kaj Square in Saadat Abad, Tehran, on the night of January 8, 2026, as unrest and street confrontations intensify during protests\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tehran-protests-08012026-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tehran-protests-08012026-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tehran-protests-08012026-745x420.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tehran-protests-08012026-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tehran-protests-08012026-696x393.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tehran-protests-08012026.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Iran regime supreme leader Ali Khamenei\u2019s speech on January 9, 2026, delivered on the thirteenth day of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising, stands as a strategic document of regime vulnerability rather than authority. Far from projecting control, the Supreme Leader appeared as a ruler confronting a historic dead end\u2014unable to suppress, redirect, or politically neutralize a revolt that has moved beyond spontaneous protest into organized resistance. The tone and vocabulary of the speech reflected neither stability nor command. Instead, Khamenei spoke from the position of a spectator watching the gradual collapse of his regime\u2019s grip on the streets. A close reading of his remarks exposes a truth the ruling establishment desperately seeks to conceal: the steady victory of organized resistance over a worn-out and ineffective apparatus of repression.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/irannewsupdate.com\/news\/infightings\/khameneis-words-under-the-microscope-fear-and-exhaustion-in-the-face-of-organized-resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-11-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Also, read Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS UPDATE: 11:00 AM CET Iran Does Not Need a Crown &mdash; It Needs a Republic Iran is now in its fifteenth [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":341480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[277],"class_list":{"0":"post-341475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iran-news-in-brief-news","8":"tag-iran-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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