{"id":341784,"date":"2026-01-22T07:20:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=341784"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:06:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:06:31","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-22-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 22, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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THIS PAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE LATEST NEWS<\/h3>\n

UPDATE: 01:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iranian Opposition Leader to Newsmax: Rebellion Is ‘Unabated and Irreversible’<\/h3>\n

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Amid the recent government shutdown of the internet and all electronic communications from Iran, and subsequent reports that the three-week-old uprising was subsiding, the leader of the largest Iranian exile group told Newsmax that the rebellion against the 47-year-old theocratic regime continues \u201cunabated.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEven now, clashes and running battles between the people and rebellious youth on one side, and the regime\u2019s repressive forces on the other continue,\u201d said Maryam Rajavi, president-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<\/p>\n

In an exclusive interview with Newsmax, Rajavi insisted, \u201cIranian society has entered an irreversible phase of its political life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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

Iran Accused of Sex Assaults on Teenage Prisoners, While Families Charged to Recover Remains of Loved Ones<\/h3>\n

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Reports have emerged from eyewitnesses in Iran alleging sexual assaults on teenagers held in custody, as well as authorities forcing families of those protesters killed to pay as much as 10 billion rials to recover their bodies.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a>\u00a0(NCRI-US) also told Fox News Digital Wednesday that the “barbarity continues” across the nation, with prison detainees allegedly being killed and their bodies burned.<\/p>\n

The reports came as\u00a0Iran\u2019s government<\/a>\u00a0claimed it had successfully crushed weeks of unrest that swept the country.<\/p>\n

Beginning Dec. 28, the protests erupted amid deep public anger over political repression, economic hardship and state violence before rapidly expanding nationwide.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 08:00 AM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Day 25 of Iran Uprising: PMOI Releases Names of 103 More Martyrs; Judiciary Chief Demands \u2018Decisive\u2019 Executions<\/h3>\n

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The nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran has reached its twenty-fifth day on Wednesday, January 21, 2026. On Day 25, the regime\u2019s Judiciary Chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni Eje\u2019i, openly called for swift and harsh sentences against protesters, signaling a new wave of potential executions. Meanwhile, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) has released the names of 103 additional martyrs. Despite a suffocating internet blackout now exceeding 300 hours, reports from Tehran, Isfahan, and Kermanshah confirm that the youth are holding their ground, with women playing a leading role in the street battles.<\/p>\n

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MEK Supporters Rally in Gothenburg to Support the Iran Uprising and Reject All Forms of Dictatorship<\/h3>\n
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