The veil of secrecy surrounding the Iranian regime’s crackdown has been pierced by a cache of verified video recordings received by this outlet, documenting what witnesses are now calling the “Tehran Massacre.” The footage, smuggled out of the country at great personal risk by sources inside Iran, provides the first irrefutable visual evidence of mass casualties and summary executions of unarmed civilians who took to the streets to demand a free Iran.
The videos, which sources claim were recorded over the last 48 hours, paint a harrowing picture of state-sanctioned violence that escalates far beyond crowd control. In one verified clip, geolocated to the western neighborhood of Sa’adat Abad, security forces are seen firing automatic weapons directly into a crowd of fleeing protesters. The footage contradicts official state media narratives that describe the unrest as “riots” instigated by foreign agents; instead, it shows families, students, and workers marching peacefully before being cut down by heavy gunfire.
“Our friends and family were shot in cold blood,” wrote one source who transmitted the files. “They want the world to see this. They want you to see how they died.”
The evidence is deeply disturbing. One particularly graphic sequence captures the aftermath of a shooting near Azadi Square, where bodies are seen strewn across the pavement while survivors scream for medical aid that never arrives. The video shows plainclothes Basij militia members preventing ambulances from reaching the wounded, a violation of international humanitarian law that human rights organizations have previously warned could constitute a crime against humanity.
Another file documents a specific incident in the working-class district of Nazi Abad, where security forces appear to be executing detained protesters. The grainy footage shows individuals with their hands tied behind their backs being forced to kneel before being shot at close range. The voices of the videographers—shaking with fear and rage—can be heard in the background, pleading for the world to “bear witness” to the crimes unfolding before them.
The release of this material comes at a critical juncture. With the country under a near-total internet blackout, the regime has relied on the information vacuum to hide the scale of the violence. These leaks serve as a direct challenge to that strategy, providing the international community with the forensic evidence needed to hold perpetrators accountable.
As the videos circulate on the few remaining encrypted channels available to Iranians, the “Tehran Massacre” is becoming a rallying cry for a movement that the regime has failed to crush. The sheer brutality on display suggests that the leadership in Tehran views the survival of the republic as an existential struggle, one they are willing to win by wading through the blood of their own citizens.
