Is this the end of the Iranian regime?

这是伊朗政权的终结吗?

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2026-01-13

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Protests have rocked Iran, a brutal crackdown is under way and Trump has threatened to intervene. Ellie Geranmayeh on a dangerous moment for the country’s leaders. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • This is The Guardian.

  • Today is Iran's Ayatollah running out of road.

  • The protest began in late December.

  • People couldn't afford the basic things they need to survive.

  • Sanctions, war and corruption had decimated the economy.

  • As the protests swelled, so did the demands.

  • This wasn't just about the economy anymore.

  • People were calling for an end to the regime that had ruled Iran for more than four decades.

  • And in the last week, the regime hit back.

  • watching the videos and the pictures of the dead bodies and be looking for a familiar face.

  • Every single picture is breaking us.

  • And we feel really helpless.

  • For Masa, Paree, it's been agony.

  • She lives here in the UK, but all of her family are inside Iran.

  • Her father, brother, grandparents, all of her childhood friends.

  • I cannot explain what we go through, you know, how we feel.

  • We cannot sleep.

  • We cannot live a normal life.

  • Then last Thursday, the regime cut the internet and mobile networks.

  • Aram went into a communications blackout.