new video loaded: Death Toll Surges in Iran Protests
<img alt="Mr. Pezeshkian sitting at a table with two microphones. An Iranian flag is in the background." src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/11/multimedia/11int-iran-protests-zhmb/11int-iran-protests-zhmb-jumbo.jpg?auto=webp&quality=75" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width
Crowds gathered at a morgue outside Tehran as the death toll from protests in Iran surged. President Trump hinted on Sunday that the United States may intercede if peaceful protesters are killed.
By Jiawei Wang, Malachy Browne and Sanjana Varghese
January 12, 2026
