Iran Protest Death Toll Underreported: Journalist Shares Ground Truth
CBN NewsJanuary 15, 20268 min99,063 views
16 connectionsΒ·25 entities in this videoβEscalating Protests and Underreported Casualties
- π‘ Sources on the ground in Iran report death tolls significantly higher than official figures, with morgues in Tehran filled to capacity and bodies stored in refrigerated trucks.
- π― The regime's own reports indicate a dire situation, with morgues full and refrigerated trucks being used, suggesting the widely reported 500-1,000 death toll is a severe underestimation.
- β οΈ Descriptions from sources paint a grim picture of a "slaughterhouse" with "rivers of blood" in Tehran alone.
Brutal Tactics and Coordinated Resistance
- β‘ Regime forces have been accused of mowing down protesters from rooftops and using snipers within buildings.
- πΈ Social media shows evidence of protesters being shot with shotgun pellets and injured individuals in hospitals, indicating extreme violence.
- π₯ Protesters are coordinating attacks on mosques and Islamic centers, which are reportedly being used by the regime and IRGC as bases of operation and control.
Calls for International Intervention
- π£οΈ Protesters are questioning the absence of promised help from President Trump, America, and Israel, feeling abandoned as they are "slaughtered."
- πΊπΈ They are not asking for US boots on the ground but for protection and an end to the killing, believing they can achieve regime change themselves if the onslaught stops.
- π The question is posed whether the cost will be higher in terms of innocent lives lost or if the West will step in to prevent further slaughter.
Growing National Strike and Hope for Change
- π Protests have intensified, growing from thousands to millions in major cities across Iran, with participants expressing a sense of being at the "end of the rope."
- β There is a strong sense of nationalism and rallying behind the crown prince, with slogans like "long live the Shah" and hope for the return of the Bahavi dynasty.
- π A national strike is underway, with truckers and port workers refusing to unload or deliver goods, demonstrating widespread solidarity with the protesters.
- π¨βπ©βπ§βπ¦ The movement shows a coalescence of the entire population, young and old, male and female, with even young children protesting for freedom.
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