Iran state TV acknowledges 'a lot of martyrs' as death toll surpasses 3,000: report

Iranian authorities tv acknowledged Tuesday that the Islamic Republic has mislaid "a batch of martyrs" successful ongoing anti-government protests sweeping the country, a study said. 

The improvement comes arsenic astatine slightest 2,000 radical person been killed successful the demonstrations, according to an activistic group. The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency announced that 1,847 of the dormant were protesters and 135 were members of Iran’s information forces. Other reports accidental the decease toll is implicit 3,000, with the existent fig apt to beryllium adjacent higher. 

A quality anchor connected Iranian authorities TV work a connection claiming "armed and violent groups" led the state "to contiguous a batch of martyrs to God," The Associated Press reported. Iranian authorities TV said officials volition clasp a ceremonial Wednesday for the "martyrs and information defenders" who person died successful the protests.

Iran’s authorities has been trying to ace down connected the protests, which began successful precocious December with shopkeepers and bazaar merchants demonstrating against accelerating ostentation and the illness of the rial. The unrest soon dispersed to universities and provincial cities, with young men clashing with information forces.

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Members of the Iranian constabulary be a pro-government rally successful Tehran, Iran, connected Monday, Jan. 12, 2026.  (Stringer/WANA/Reuters)

"The sidesplitting of peaceful demonstrators indispensable stop, and the labelling of protesters arsenic ‘terrorists’ to warrant unit against them is unacceptable," U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said successful a connection Tuesday. 

The U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran issued a informing earlier contiguous telling American citizens who are inactive successful the state to leave immediately.   

President Donald Trump aboriginal urged the radical of Iran to "take over" the country's institutions, saying helium has canceled each meetings with the Iranian authorities until its crackdown connected unrest ends.

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Iranians be an anti-government protestation successful Tehran, Iran, connected Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Trump made the announcement connected societal media, vowing that those liable for sidesplitting anti-regime demonstrators volition "pay a large price." Iran had antecedently claimed it was successful interaction with U.S. officials amid the protests. 

"Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!" Trump wrote connected Truth Social. "Save the names of the killers and abusers. They volition wage a large price."

Iranian demonstrators stitchery successful a thoroughfare during a protestation implicit the illness of the currency's value, successful Tehran, Iran, connected Jan. 8, 2026.  (Stringer/WANA/Reuters)

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"I person canceled each meetings with Iranian Officials until the senseless sidesplitting of protesters STOPS. HELP IS ON ITS WAY," helium added. 

Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom, Efrat Lachter and The Associated Press contributed to this report.