It has been 18 days since the anti-government protests in Iran. But instead of improving, the situation is becoming more frightening. According to human rights organizations and international media reports, more than 2,500 people have died in these demonstrations so far. The most frightening aspect of this entire incident is the case of 26 year old Irfan Sultani.
According to The Guardian, Irfan was arrested on January 8 for participating in the demonstration. iran The government declared him guilty on January 11 and said that he was accused of Moharebeh (waging war against God). There is news that today he can be hanged publicly. According to reports, neither has he been given any kind of trial nor has he been given any lawyer. Meanwhile, Trump has also threatened that if the protesters are hanged then the consequences will be bad.
US President Donald Trump has given an open warning to Iran. He said that if the Iranian government hangs the protesters, America will take strict action. The US State Department claims that Iran is planning to hang Irfan Sultani. Trump also held a high-level meeting at the White House on this issue. Earlier, on his Truth Social, Trump appealed to the protesters to occupy government buildings, and also said that American help is on the way. Which gave further strength to these discussions that America may soon take some major action in Iran.
According to Human Rights Activist News Agency, more than 600 protests have taken place so far in all 31 provinces of Iran. CNN report says that the death toll has reached more than 2400. At the same time, Reuters, quoting Iranian officials, has put this figure at around 2000. There is definitely a difference in the figures of different agencies, but it is clear that this is the most violent period in the recent history of Iran.
British website Iran International has claimed that 12 thousand protesters have been killed in the last 17 days. The website says that this is the largest massacre in the modern history of Iran. According to the report, most of the killed people were below 30 years of age. Most of the killings were carried out by Revolutionary Guards and Basij forces. All this allegedly happened on the orders of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The report also claims that the government is trying to hide the truth from the world by shutting down the internet and communication.
