Anti-government protests turn increasingly deadly in Iran

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published January 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM MST

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Iranians gather while blocking a street during a protest in Tehran, Iran on Jan. 9, 2026. The nationwide protests started in Tehran's Grand Bazaar against the failing economic policies in late December, which spread to universities and other cities, and included economic slogans, to political and anti-government ones. (MAHSA / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Protests continue in Iran, where more than 500 people have been killed since they started in late December, according to the Washington-based rights group HRANA.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Alireza Nader, an expert on Iran and former researcher at RAND and the U.S. Treasury.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.