Does this act as a deterrent, a provocation, or a pretext for repression by the regime? | DW News

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Does this act as a deterrent, a provocation, or a pretext for repression by the regime? | DW News

Iran’s supreme leader says he won’t back down in the face of anti-government protests. In a speech on state television, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denounced the demonstrators as vandals and saboteurs and signaled a potential crackdown on the unrest. In response to the biggest nationwide rallies in years, Tehran has cut the internet and international calls. Human rights groups are reporting dozens of deaths.

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0:00 Iran’s supreme leader defiant as protests grow
3:09 Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Political scientist

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Date: January 9, 2026