Desk Correspondent , Iran - Chilling details have emerged from the 24-hour period beginning January 11, 2026, now being described by international observers as the deadliest day in modern Iranian history. Despite a state-imposed internet blockade, smuggled testimonies and forensic evidence reveal that security forces—including the IRGC and Basij militias—received "shoot-to-kill" orders to dismantle protest hubs in Tehran, Karaj, and Isfahan. Eyewitnesses describe scenes of utter carnage where snipers targeted demonstrators from rooftops, and "kill zones" were established in residential alleys, resulting in hundreds of casualties in a single day.

One survivor from Tehran’s Ekbatan district recounted the horror, stating, "It wasn't a dispersal; it was an execution." Hospitals were reportedly surrounded by plainclothes agents to prevent the wounded from receiving medical care, while families were allegedly forced to sign "accidental death" certificates before reclaiming the bodies of their loved ones. In the absence of digital connectivity, mosques and private homes were turned into makeshift clinics, where doctors worked by candlelight to treat gunshot wounds using primitive tools.

The scale of the violence has sparked global outrage, with human rights organizations calling for an immediate international tribunal to investigate what they term "crimes against humanity." While the Iranian government officially claims that only "rioters and foreign terrorists" were neutralized, the sheer volume of civilian accounts suggests a systematic effort to break the spirit of the January Revolution through sheer terror. As the digital curtain remains partially drawn, these 24 hours stand as a grim testament to the lengths the regime will go to maintain its grip on power amidst a total economic and social collapse.