Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
Over 100 Basij members were hospitalized in Parand, Tehran, after their food was poisoned by an unidentified individual; one Basij member died from severe poisoning.
Over 100 Basij members were hospitalized and one died after an Iranian patriot poisoned their food in Parand, Tehran last night.
Republican Senator Johnny Ernst told Iran International reporter Marzieh Hosseini that the President's efforts to bring all parties to the negotiating table are important to weaken the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and prevent it from harming neighbors or American soil, stating his support for these actions.
The White House stated that President Trump does not view Iran's seizure of the cargo ships MSC Francesca and Epaminodes as a ceasefire violation, as the vessels were not U.S. or Israeli; Press Secretary Leavitt referred to the seizures as piracy.
The White House stated that President Trump extended the ceasefire, asserting that Iran needs to take appropriate actions.
The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has advised American citizens to depart Lebanon via commercial flights while they are still available. There are concerns that a ceasefire may be collapsing.
A senior U.S. official told News 12 that Iran is experiencing a significant divide between its negotiators and the army and Revolutionary Guards, indicating internal strife within the country's leadership.
Israeli officials have warned that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon could collapse at any moment, according to YNET.
On January 8, agents of the Islamic Republic shot and killed Mohammad Jabbari, a 26-year-old resident of Dizicheh in Isfahan province. Additionally, a Basiji and three other individuals—Mehdi Nouri, Hajjat Maleki, and Alireza Kharbou—were killed in the same incident.
Members of the Imam Ali battalions of the Basij paramilitary forces, part of the IRGC, are accused of murdering over 42,000 Iranian protesters in January 2026 while suppressing anti-regime demonstrations. These forces are now operating in civilian clothing.
US officials have stated that clearing mines from the Strait of Hormuz could take up to six months, according to The Washington Post.
Former Tehran Mayor Gholamhossein Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, and Intelligence Minister Ya'alon Pezeshkian have not made any public posts for over 21 hours, following rumors of their house arrest by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
