Iran Says Executions May Proceed, Warns Any Attack on Leader Signals ‘All-Out War’
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Category: MORAL COLLAPSE & LAWLESSNESS
Summary:
The Iranian regime warned on January 18 that any aggression against its leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be considered an act of "all-out war" and suggested it may continue executing hundreds of detainees arrested during recent nationwide protests. These protests, the largest since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, began on December 28, 2025, amid economic hardship and inflation, with citizens demanding an end to clerical rule. U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Washington is prepared to intervene if Iran persists in killing protesters or carrying out executions, and he acknowledged Iran's cancellation of over 800 planned executions. Since the protests began, over 3,900 deaths have been confirmed, with nearly 4,400 more cases under investigation.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 5:8
"If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them."
Commentary:
When leaders threaten extreme violence to preserve their power, it often means the people themselves face the greatest risk. It’s hard to grasp the fear in the streets when public protest can be met with execution. Scripture is clear that wicked authority and cycles of injustice persist in fallen societies, and human government seldom corrects its own abuses. These harsh responses to unrest are part of a prophetic pattern where lawlessness and the suppression of dissent increase before deeper global upheaval.
Prophetic Trend:
Growing state violence against protest signals intensifying prophetic patterns of lawlessness and hardening national powers.
Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: B - Moderate What does this mean?
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Source Excerpt:
The Iranian regime warned on Jan. 18 that “any aggression” against its leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would amount to waging “all-out war” against Iran, and indicated it may proceed with executing hundreds of citizens detained during protests that have swept the country over the last three weeks. Faced with a worsening economy and skyrocketing inflation, Iranian citizens have amassed in the largest wave of protests to hit the nation since its 1979 Islamic revolution, taking to the streets on Dec. 28, 2025, to call for an end to the Islamist regime’s theocratic clerical rule. U.S. President Donald Trump has reiterated that Washington stands ready to intervene if the regime continues to kill protesters in the streets or orders executions. In a social media post on Jan. 16, Trump thanked Iran’s leaders for cancelling more than 800 executions that he said were scheduled to take place on Thursday.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 01-18-2026 18:03