Iranian official says verified deaths in Iran protests reaches at least 5000

📅 January 18, 2026 10:52 AM ⏱️ 1 min read 🕐 Scraped: January 18, 2026

Summary: The official told Reuters some of the heaviest clashes and highest number of deaths were in the Iranian Kurdish areas in northwest Iran.

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An Iranian official in the region said on Sunday the authorities had verified at least 5,000 people had been killed in protests in Iran, including about 500 security personnel, blam

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