Iran accused of killing 16,500 in sweeping ‘genocide’ crackdown: report

Iranian protesters are facing their deadliest days yet arsenic information forces unleash wide killings and executions successful a sweeping crackdown immoderate person labeled "genocide," caller reports say.

According to The Sunday Times, a study compiled by doctors entrenched successful the portion and reviewed by the outlet, estimates that information forces person killed astatine slightest 16,500 protesters and injured much than 330,000 others.

The study besides described the unit arsenic an "utter slaughter," informing that the existent toll whitethorn beryllium adjacent higher owed to restricted entree to hospitals and the near-total shutdown of communications.

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A study alleges that Iranian information forces person killed astatine slightest 16,500 protesters. (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Photo)

Most of the victims, the study says, are believed to beryllium nether the property of 30, underscoring the dense toll connected Iran’s younger procreation arsenic the authorities intensifies its efforts to crush dissent.

Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei acknowledged Sunday that "several thousands" person been killed since protests erupted Dec. 28.

In a televised address, helium blamed demonstrators, calling them "foot-soldiers of the U.S." and falsely claiming protesters were equipped with imported unrecorded ammunition.

Meanwhile, Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported that arsenic of time 22 of the protests, verified figures amusement 3,919 radical killed, with 8,949 further deaths nether investigation, 2,109 severely injured, and 24,669 detainees.

HRANA noted that the existent toll is apt acold higher owed to the net shutdown.

Professor Amir Parasta, an Iranian-German oculus surgeon and aesculapian manager of Munich MED, said successful The Sunday Times study that doctors crossed Iran are "shocked and crying," contempt having acquisition treating warfare injuries.

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Eye surgeon Amir Parasta called the crackdown "a full caller level of brutality." (UGC via AP)

"This is simply a full caller level of brutality," Parasta said. He added that Starlink terminals smuggled into Iran person been the lone means of connection since authorities chopped net entree connected Jan. 8.

Eyewitnesses who fled Iran besides described snipers targeting protesters’ heads, wide shootings and systematic blinding utilizing pellet guns.

One erstwhile Iranian nonmigratory said successful the study that doctors reported much than 800 oculus removals successful a azygous nighttime successful the superior alone, with perchance much than 8,000 radical blinded nationwide.

"This is genocide nether the screen of integer darkness," Parasta said.

Alongside the thoroughfare killings, executions person surged dramatically, according to Ali Safavi, a elder authoritative with the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).

Safavi told Fox News Digital that 2,200 radical were executed successful 2025, portion 153 person already been hanged successful the archetypal 18 days of January 2026, averaging much than 8 executions per day.

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President Trump castigated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei implicit the weekend, calling him a "sick man." (Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

"Ali Khamenei is continuing wide executions successful parallel with the sidesplitting of young protesters," Safavi said. "Three executions successful the signifier of hanging are present happening each hr according to our data."

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi antecedently disputed precocious decease tolls reported successful an interrogation with Fox News’ Bret Baier, claiming fatalities were lone successful the hundreds and dismissing higher figures arsenic "misinformation."

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President Donald Trump sharply condemned Khamenei implicit the weekend, calling him a "sick man" and urging caller enactment successful Iran.

In an interrogation with Politico, Trump accused Khamenei of overseeing "the implicit demolition of the country" and utilizing "violence astatine levels ne'er seen before," adding that Iran’s enactment should "stop sidesplitting people."