Enrique Márquez, a centrist opposition lawmaker, refused to rubber-stamp the government’s dubious election results in front of the entire nation.
After days of fierce protest, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused protesters of trying to “please” President Trump. Iranian authorities signaled further crackdowns on the demonstrations. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/world/middleeast/iran-protests-ayatollah-khamenei.html Author : Leily Nikounazar and Aurelien Breeden