Iran Turmoil Grows as Trump Isolates Regime, Pressures Its Ally China
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Category: MORAL COLLAPSE & LAWLESSNESS
Summary:
By late December, Iran's economy was nearing collapse due to a steep drop in the rial's value, causing widespread shortages and soaring prices that led to nationwide protests. These demonstrations escalated into open rebellion against the regime, with calls for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to step down and large crowds appearing across cities including Tehran. The regime responded with extensive crackdowns, resulting in thousands of deaths. According to a January 13 report by Iran International, verified through multiple sources, at least 12,000 people were killed, mainly during two nights in early January, while U.S. tariffs aim to isolate Tehran and pressure its ally China.
Mysterion Insights
Scripture: Isaiah 24:5-6
"The earth is also polluted by its inhabitants, for they transgressed laws, violated statutes, broke the everlasting covenant. Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live in it are held guilty. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men are left."
Commentary:
When a nation’s leaders break trust and the people’s anguish turns to open revolt, the costs become painfully real on the streets. This many lives lost in just days is staggering. Scripture recognizes that when laws and covenants are abandoned, society unravels, sometimes violently. These scenes in Iran—leaders clinging to power amid people’s suffering—fit with biblical patterns of widespread unrest when justice and truth are scorned. Unrest and state violence together hint at the kind of societal disorder described in prophetic Scripture.
Prophetic Trend:
Escalating public unrest and violent crackdowns show how rejection of justice breeds cycles of turmoil prophesied for troubled nations.
Mysterion Prophetic Impact Rating: B - Moderate  What does this mean?
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Source Excerpt:
By late December last year, Iran’s economy was on the verge of collapse. A steep drop in the value of the Iranian rial triggered widespread shortages and soaring prices, sparking nationwide protests that quickly escalated from economic grievances into open rebellion against the country’s theocratic regime. Demonstrators not only burned symbols of the regime but also openly called for Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei to step down. Social media footage has shown large crowds on the streets of Tehran and other cities. In response, the regime has launched large-scale clampdowns, resulting in thousands killed by security forces. London-based news channel Iran International reported on Jan. 13 that after a two-day, multisource verification process involving information from senior security and state sources, eyewitnesses, hospital data, and medical professionals, it has concluded that at least 12,000 people have been killed, mainly over two consecutive nights in early January.......
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Source: The Epoch Times
Posted on 01-15-2026 07:33