Iran Attorney General warned that anyone taking part in protests will be considered an ‘enemy of God,’ a death-penalty charge. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday (January 10, 2026) that safeguarding security was a “red line” and the military vowed to protect public property, as the clerical establishment stepped up efforts to quell the most widespread protests in years. The statements came after U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new warning to Iran’s leaders on Friday (January 9, 2026), and after Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday (January 10, 2026) declared: “The United States supports the brave people of Iran.”
Son of the deposed Iran shah on Saturday (January 10, 2026) on his social media post urged the protesters to ‘prepare to seize’ city centres. He said, “I also ask all of you to come to the streets today and tomorrow, Saturday (January 10) and Sunday (January 11), this time starting at 6:00 P.M., with flags, images, and national symbols, and take over public spaces.
Also Read | At a crossroads: On Iran’s unrest, its re-engagement with the worldProtests have spread across much of Iran over the last two weeks, beginning in response to soaring inflation, but quickly turned political with protesters demanding an end to clerical rule. Authorities accuse the U.S. and Israel of fomenting “the riots”. Rights groups have documented dozens of deaths of protesters.
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