Day 26 Of Iran Uprising: Regime Official Admits Unrest In 400 Cities; European Parliament Votes To Blacklist IRGC – OpEd
The nationwide uprising against the religious dictatorship in Iran has reached its twenty-sixth day on Thursday, January 22, 2026.
On Thursday, as the internet blackout surpassed two full weeks, a high-ranking regime security official acknowledged that clashes have occurred in over 400 counties nationwide. Simultaneously, the international community has taken a historic stance, with the European Parliament voting overwhelmingly to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization. Despite the brutal crackdown and a total information blockade, reports from the PMOI network inside Iran confirm that the spirit of resistance remains unbroken from Tehran to Mashhad.
On Thursday, January 22, 2026, the twenty-sixth day of the uprising, the regime’s wall of censorship showed cracks as officials were forced to admit the nationwide scope of the protests.
Key highlights from today include:
Despite the suffocating 336-hour internet blackout confirmed by NetBlocks, the PMOI network has smuggled out harrowing reports of the regime’s atrocities.
Mashhad: Reports indicate a massacre has taken place. A........
