{"id":341861,"date":"2026-01-25T10:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T09:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=341861"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:14:42","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-january-25-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-january-25-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 January 25, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPDATE: 09:00 PM CET<\/strong><\/p>\n

Can Iran Finally Break From 100 Years of Autocracy?<\/h3>\n

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Iran’s brutal theocracy under Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shows signs of a failing and flailing dictatorship in its dying days. His crackdown on the resistance will not hold. The question is, when the end comes, what\u2019s next? What kind of government will lead Iran beyond its bitter past toward a better future for the country, the region, and the world?<\/p>\n

The once-wealthy Iranian economy, powered by petroleum, is faltering. Iranians lack food and fuel while Khamenei’s mullahs and their families live like royalty. Iran is isolated with its terror networks, regional alliances, nuclear ambitions, and influence shattered. Its brutal crackdown on public protests, which worsened daily with ever-more violent suppression, mass arrests and killings, only inflamed the resistance.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Opposition Leader to Newsmax: Rebellion Is \u2018Unabated and Irreversible\u2019<\/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 \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). In an exclusive interview with Newsmax, Rajavi insisted, \u201cIranian society has entered an irreversible phase of its political life.\u201d Of the regime\u2019s blackout of communications and its stepped-up repression of protesters in the streets throughout the nation, Rajavi said \u201c[s]ocial uprisings never follow a linear or uniform trajectory, and a temporary decline in street demonstrations never signifies their end.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Iran Protests: \u2018Death to Khamenei\u2019 Chants in Zahedan as UN Condemns Regime\u2019s Atrocities<\/h3>\n

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The nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran continues to shake the pillars of the regime on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Following widespread protests in Sistan and Baluchestan province yesterday, rebellious youth have intensified their attacks on the regime\u2019s suppression centers in Isfahan, Arak, and Shiraz. On the international front, the Iranian people achieved a major victory as the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution by a clear majority, condemning the clerical regime\u2019s brutal suppression and extending the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission. Meanwhile, regime officials are openly admitting to the scale of the uprising, acknowledging that the protests have engulfed over 400 cities and are aimed directly at overthrowing the supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s Nationwide Uprising: Rights of Detainees Systematically Violated<\/h3>\n

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As the crackdown on popular protests intensifies, incoming reports about those detained during Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising point to systematic pressure and widespread, organized violations of detainees\u2019 most basic rights. These violations include the mass detention of protesters without minimum humane standards, confinement in isolated wards without access to family contact or legal counsel, failure to register detainees\u2019 names in official systems, and the denial of medical care to the injured. In many cases, the number of detainees far exceeds the capacity of detention facilities. Severe overcrowding has forced many prisoners to sleep on the floor without blankets or heating equipment. Prison capacity has been fully exhausted, and prison authorities have resorted to mass, hasty, and unlawful transfers to make room for newly arrested individuals.<\/p>\n

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Supporters of the Iranian Resistance Rally in Geneva Amid UN Human Rights Council Session<\/h3>\n