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Iran-US: Tension lingers amid Trump’s threats, Tehran reopens airspace
By Tim Hume and Caolán Magee
Published On 15 Jan 2026
- Tensions are rising in the region after the United States began to withdraw some personnel from an airbase in Qatar amid growing fears of a renewed US-Iran conflict.
- Iran’s airspace has reopened to traffic after a temporary closure to most flights expired, with tracking data showing aircraft making their way towards Tehran.
- Protests that rocked Iran in the last few weeks have mostly subsided.
- Iran has released no official death toll, but authorities said more than 100 members of the security forces have been killed. Opposition activists said the toll is much higher and includes more than 1,000 protesters.
- Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has denied that Tehran plans to execute antigovernment protesters, after US President Donald Trump said he had received assurances that killings of demonstrators in Iran had stopped.
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Protests cooling down amid security clampdown
By Tohid Asadi
Reporting from Tehran
Since Monday, when we had a pro-government demonstration attended by hundreds of thousands of people, we have been witnessing fewer antigovernment protests across Tehran.
We have seen some protests in some small cities, but these have been sporadic. The situation has been cooling down to a certain extent.
This seems to be for several reasons. Firstly, the tightening of security measures. In addition to the Basij militia, you have special forces dealing with them.
The other factor is that many people who were protesting against economic conditions started to withdraw after they saw the unrest flaring into violence. But the public dissatisfaction regarding the economic deterioration is still out there.
The government says it has the situation under control in terms of security, and it is working to come up with measures to settle down the economic difficulties that people are facing.
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