Blood And Fire In Lordegan: New Reports Reveal Scale Of Iranian Regime’s Brutality And Resistance Of Youth – OpEd
Despite the Iranian regime’s frantic efforts to conceal the scale of the nationwide uprising through severe internet blackouts and a suffocating news blockade, reports continue to leak out, revealing a volatile society determined to overthrow the religious dictatorship. New field reports obtained from the city of Lordegan detail a week of intense confrontations in early January 2026, showing that the rebellious youth are holding their ground against heavily armed suppression forces.
While the regime has tried to portray a calm situation by cutting off communications, the reality on the ground tells a different story: one of war bullets against unarmed citizens and fearless retaliation by the youth against the symbols of the mullahs’ plunder.
Targeting the pillars of oppression
According to reports from rebellious youth in Lordegan, anti-regime slogans intensified significantly during demonstrations on January 1, 2026. In a direct challenge to the regime’s economic stranglehold, angry crowds and rebellious youth set fire to the “Khomeini Relief Committee” and the “Martyrs Foundation” (Bonyad Shahid)—major institutions used by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to loot the nation’s wealth. The Industry and Mining Department building was also torched.
The regime responded with lethal force. Khamenei’s thugs opened fire on the people using Kalashnikovs and Winchester shotguns. Four brave rebellious youths were martyred in these clashes. However, the youth did not retreat; they counter-attacked the criminal agents, resulting in the death of two repressive forces.
A city under siege
In the following days, January 2 and 3, Lordegan remained in a state of inflammation. Terrified of the protests spreading, the regime bussed in a large number of suppression forces from surrounding cities to besiege the area. Despite this heavy military presence, the people defied the atmosphere of terror to hold funeral ceremonies for their martyrs, turning mourning into renewed resolve.
The confrontation reached a bloody peak on Wednesday, January 7. Reports indicate that the regime deployed its Special Guard to suppress the massive demonstrations in the city’s main boulevard. The repressive forces fired live ammunition, leading to intense street fighting.
In a significant blow to the regime’s morale, the rebellious youth fought back. Reports confirm that during these clashes, both the Commander of the Special Guard and the Commander of the Lordegan Police Station were killed, along with at least four other repressive agents. A large number of regime forces were also wounded.
As the conflict escalated, the rebellious youth set fire to the Lordegan Governorate building. The regime’s mercenaries, resorting to “hit-and-run” tactics on the outskirts of the city, targeted people with direct fire. On this bloody Wednesday alone, eight protesters were martyred, and approximately 100 were wounded.
Context of the nationwide uprising
These events in Lordegan are part of a broader nationwide uprising that erupted on December 28, 2025. What began as a strike by bazaari shopkeepers in central Tehran—sparked by the rial’s sharp plunge and price spikes—quickly transformed into a political movement. The protests expanded from the Tehran Grand Bazaar to universities and hundreds of locations across the provinces. As seen in Lordegan, slogans rapidly shifted from economic grievances to explicit anti-regime rhetoric, demanding the overthrow of the entire system.
The situation in Lordegan highlights the regime’s absolute desperation. To prevent the spread of the uprising, authorities stationed IRGC and Basij minibuses at intersections and physically blocked the road from Izeh to Lordegan. On January 8, they completely cut off the city’s internet. Yet, the chants of “Death to Khamenei” continue to echo, proving that neither bullets nor blackouts can silence a nation rising for freedom.