Horrendous.  A crime against humanity.  Other than the U.S., who is willing to stand up and do something about this?  “At least 12,000 killed in Iran crackdown as blackout deepens,” Iran International, 1-13-26.  “In the largest killing in Iran’s contemporary history – carried out largely over two consecutive nights, Thursday and Friday, January 8 and 9 – at least 12,000 people were killed. In terms of geographic scope, intensity of violence, and the number of deaths in a short time span, this killing is unprecedented in Iran’s history. Based on information received, those killed were mainly shot by forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij. This killing was fully organized, not the result of “sporadic” and “unplanned” clashes. Information received from the Supreme National Security Council and the presidential office indicates that the killing was carried out on the direct order of Ali Khamenei, with the explicit knowledge and approval of the heads of all three branches of government, and with an order for live fire issued by the Supreme National Security Council.”

I posted the Iran Int’l story above at the same time I’m posting the NYT story immediately below.  Notice the level of detail and numbers missing from the Times.  “‘Shoot to Kill’: Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge From Iran,” NYT, 1-13-26.  “As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters.”  The people only have one choice left.

“Bowen: Authoritarian regimes die gradually then suddenly, but Iran is not there yet,” BBC, 1-13-26.

“Iran Protester ‘to be executed tomorrow’, rights group says, as official says 2,000 killed in crackdown,” BBC, 1-13-26.

“Trump Tells Iranian Protesters ‘Help Is On Its Way’,” WSJ, 1-13-26.  Notice the range of options.

“Iran: ‘The killing of peaceful demonstrators must stop,’ UN rights chief says,” United Nations, 1-13-26.

Good article by CNN.  “Iran makes high-tech additions to its age-old playbook for crushing protests,” CNN, 1-13-26.  “Low-flying surveillance drones, [military-grade] signal jammers, a rapid-response propaganda apparatus, and the violent deployment of force were unleashed simultaneously by a regime keen to learn from each wave of unrest. … Protesters were heavily surveilled with CCTV cameras on the streets, but even those who chose to protest from their homes by shouting anti-regime slogans from their windows were being watched. Iranian police distributed a video titled “Identifable Sounds” showing drones hovering outside apartment buildings to find people chanting against the regime. … Set to ominous background music, the footage showed a drone operator peering into residential windows to identify people chanting “death to the dictator,” followed by scenes of security officials marking buildings with warning stickers, and in some cases, arresting residents. … In an unusually grim move, state television aired a report from a morgue showing rows of body bags, apparently intended to deter potential demonstrators from joining. … Even SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet terminals, used by Iranians to circumvent the restrictions, were jammed using what experts describe as military-grade technology.”