Day: January 9, 2026

The regime has also responded with sweeping internet shutdowns. The internet shutdown across Iran could severely limit the open-source information available to   @criticalthreats and ISW. Our updates during the shutdown will likely reflect only some of the protest activity on a given day. Nevertheless, the continuation of the internet shutdown is an indicator in itself that a meaningful amount of protest activity is still occurring.Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar)The regime has likely determined that these protests represent an extremely dire security threat and has intensified its crackdown accordingly, including by taking the rare step of using the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Forces to suppress protests in at least one province.

The use of the IRGC Ground Forces in Kermanshah and the reports of casualties there suggest that the regime is approaching the protests there as an insurgency rather than riots or protests.—  https://x.com/TheStudyofWar/status/2009633760526921779

— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) Jan 9, 2026

“If you got nothing to hide from, then don’t hide from it”: Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calls for the FBI to conduct a fair investigation following Wednesday’s ICE-involved shooting death of a woman in Minnesota.

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— NewsNation (@NewsNation) Jan 9, 2026