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Shocking new reports emerging from inside Iran suggest the human cost of the regime’s violent crackdown on nationwide protests may be far worse than previously acknowledged. Activists, human rights monitors, and intelligence-linked sources now estimate that more than 12,000 people may have been killed — with some placing the toll as high as 20,000 — as leaked video footage shows rows of bodies stacked inside a Tehran-area morgue. If confirmed, the scale of the killing would mark one of the deadliest internal crackdowns in the Islamic Republic’s history.

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Background
The unrest erupted in late December after economic pressure, corruption, and long-standing grievances against the ruling clerics boiled into mass demonstrations across all 31 provinces. What began as protests quickly evolved into a sustained national uprising, with crowds chanting for the overthrow of Iran’s Islamic rulers.

Authorities responded with sweeping arrests, live ammunition, mass detentions, and a near-total communications blackout. Internet access and phone service were cut nationwide for days, severely limiting independent verification and allowing the regime to conceal the scale of its repression.

The Evidence
On Tuesday, CBS News verified a disturbing 16‑minute video filmed inside a morgue in a Tehran suburb. The footage shows at least 366 bodies — likely more than 400 — many bearing gunshot wounds, shotgun pellet injuries, and severe trauma. Forensic staff are seen cataloging the dead as families crowd the compound attempting to identify loved ones.

Activist networks inside Iran, collecting data from hospitals and medical officials, told CBS that at least 12,000 people are believed to have been killed, with some estimates reaching 20,000. Opposition outlet Iran International independently reported a similar figure. A source in Washington with deep Iranian contacts confirmed to CBS that a credible estimate places the toll between 10,000 and 12,000.

By contrast, Iranian officials admitted only about 2,000 deaths, blaming “foreign-backed terrorists.”

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Expert Analysis
Mahmood Amiry‑Moghaddam of the Norway-based organization Iran Human Rights said the violence has surpassed all expectations. “The whole international community’s red lines have been crossed,” he warned. “This crackdown is far worse than we can even imagine.”

He described reports of a single attack in Mazandaran province leaving 75 people dead, though details could not be released without endangering sources.

Security forces have reportedly been visiting private hospitals, threatening staff to turn over names of the injured — a tactic designed to suppress documentation and silence survivors.

Prophetic Context
Scripture repeatedly warns of tyrannical systems that devour their own people. “Woe to the bloody city, completely full of lies and pillage” (Nahum 3:1, NASB 1977). Iran’s regime, built on coercion and fear, is now exposing its true nature before the world. The pattern of collapsing authoritarian power described by the prophets is unmistakably unfolding.

Strategic Implications
The crisis places enormous pressure on global powers. President Trump has warned Tehran repeatedly that continued mass killings could provoke a response, declaring to Iranian protesters: “HELP IS ON ITS WAY.” U.S. national security officials have reportedly briefed the president on options extending far beyond conventional military strikes.

The regime’s effort to seal the country from the world mirrors historical collapses of authoritarian systems when legitimacy evaporates and violence becomes the only remaining tool of control.

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Conclusion
Iran stands at a historic crossroads. The leaked morgue footage and mounting death toll reveal a regime losing its grip and resorting to raw terror. Whether the final number is 12,000 or 20,000, the scale of suffering is undeniable — and the consequences of this massacre will reverberate far beyond Iran’s borders.

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