Tehran Partially Lifts Blackout as Report Says Up to 12,000 Killed by the Regime | DW News

14 Jan 2026 | We start in Iran with a big jump in the death toll from nationwide anti-governments protests. Activists now say at least two thousand people have been killed since the demonstrations erupted nearly three weeks ago. US President Donald Trump has repeated his support for demonstrators enduring a vicious government crackdown. In a social media post he urged them to keep protesting, saying 'help is on its way.'