{"id":309304,"date":"2026-01-14T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/execution-of-iran-protester-imminent-as-us-citizens-warned-to-leave-immediately-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T00:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:00:12","slug":"execution-of-iran-protester-imminent-as-us-citizens-warned-to-leave-immediately-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/execution-of-iran-protester-imminent-as-us-citizens-warned-to-leave-immediately-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Execution of Iran protester &#8220;imminent&#8221; as US citizens warned to leave immediately | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/RzgDk7atTYI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Execution of Iran protester &quot;imminent&quot; as US citizens warned to leave immediately | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RzgDk7atTYI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The family of A 26-year-old protester in Iran have been told he will be executed tomorrow, after he was arrested and sentenced to death for joining anti-regime demonstrations.  <\/p>\n<p>Erfan Soltani, a resident of Fardis, west of Tehran, was arrested at home and handed a death sentence  three days later, as the regime steps up its brutal crackdown on dissent. <\/p>\n<p>More than 2,000 people are now reported to  been killed during the violent crackdown by security forces on protesters.   Thousands of people have taken to the streets demanding an end to Iran&#8217;s fundamentalist regime.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has issued an urgent warning to its citizens to leave Iran immediately, as President Trump weighs up military and other options.  He has warned Iran\u2019s leaders and security forces that they will \u201cpay a big price\u201d for the bloodshed and has urged Iran\u2019s citizens to \u201ckeep protesting\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The protests, which have reportedly spread to 180 cities and towns in all 31 provinces, were sparked by anger over the collapse of the Iranian currency and soaring cost of living.  They quickly widened into demands for political change and have become one of the most serious challenges to Iran\u2019s clerical establishment since the 1979 Islamic revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Lyse Doucet and Sarah Smith. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The family of A 26-year-old protester in Iran have been told he will be executed tomorrow, after he was arrested and sentenced to death for joining anti-regime demonstrations. 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