{"id":309222,"date":"2026-01-13T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-regime-supporter-mohammad-marandi-refutes-systemic-slaughter-of-protesters\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T21:00:07","slug":"iran-regime-supporter-mohammad-marandi-refutes-systemic-slaughter-of-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/iran-regime-supporter-mohammad-marandi-refutes-systemic-slaughter-of-protesters\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Regime supporter, Mohammad Marandi, refutes systemic slaughter of protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/v-tcwcon30M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Iran: Regime supporter, Mohammad Marandi, refutes systemic slaughter of protesters\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v-tcwcon30M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At least 2,000 people have been killed during anti-government protests in Iran over recent days.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Authorities in Tehran admitted to the shocking figure, but human rights groups warn they expect the death toll to actually be far higher.<\/p>\n<p>We speak to University of Tehran professor Mohammad Marandi and ask if these protests show Iran&#8217;s regime has now lost the right to govern.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 2,000 people have been killed during anti-government protests in Iran over recent days. [Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe] Authorities in Tehran admitted to the shocking figure, but human rights groups warn they expect the death toll to actually be far higher. 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