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Human Rights Agency: Over 500 Reportedly Dead in Iran's Continuing Protests

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Is Iran facing a legitimate uprising against dictatorship, or are foreign powers exploiting economic woes to create chaos?
Human Rights Agency: Over 500 Reportedly Dead in Iran's Continuing Protests
Above: Iranians spray slogans reading "Long live the Shah" and "Reza Shah" on the entrance and walls of the Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Hamburg, Germany, on Jan. 11. Image credit: Ashkan Shabani/NurPhoto/Getty Images

The Spin

Iran's regime has completely lost legitimacy through brutal crackdowns, killing hundreds of protesters and shutting down internet access to hide the violence. The succession of uprisings sparked by economic collapse, currency devaluation and soaring inflation proves citizens have stopped expecting anything from rigged elections and now radically reject Supreme Leader Khamenei's 37-year dictatorship propped up by the Revolutionary Guard.

Iran acknowledges protests as valid expressions of economic grievances and engages daily with business leaders to address concerns through dialogue. However, foreign-trained terrorists backed by the U.S. and Israel are exploiting economic hardships to incite violence — burning mosques, killing citizens, and desecrating Quransreligious symbols — following their failure to destabilize Iran during the June 2025 conflict. Trump must know that history shows that arrogant tyrants like Pharaoh, Nimrod, and pastNimrod Iranian rulers were overthrown atin theirIran's peakdeep history.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 55% chance Ali Khamenei will cease to be Supreme Leader of Iran before 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.



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