Iran has warned the US not to attack over protests that have rocked the country, as Donald Trump weighed the options for a response from Washington, with the reported death toll from the demonstrations soaring to the hundreds. Another rights monitor, the US-based Iran Human Rights group said on Sunday that at least 192 protesters had been killed. The drastic rise in the reported death toll came as authorities intensified their crackdown on the protests, now in their second week. Rights groups were struggling to reach contacts within Iran due to a complete internet shutdown in the country, and warned that the death toll was likely to climb even further. The protest movement in Iran is the most significant unrest the country has experienced in years.

Source: Irish Examiner January 12, 2026 03:33 UTC