The scale of the carnage in Iran has been laid bare by a stunning admission from within the regime itself, coupled with horrific new visual evidence leaking from the capital. An Iranian official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, has disclosed that approximately 2,000 people have been killed in the ongoing protests—a figure four times higher than previous estimates by human rights groups.
This shocking statistic was corroborated shortly after by graphic new images emerging from Tehran, which show dozens of dead bodies unceremoniously stacked atop one another inside a city morgue. The photos, taken in a tiled room meant to hold a fraction of that number, depict a system completely overwhelmed by mass casualties. Bodies wrapped in plastic and bloody shrouds are piled floor-to-ceiling, a grim testament to the intensity of the “Tehran Massacre.”
The Reuters report notes that the death toll of 2,000 includes members of the security forces, suggesting that the unrest has evolved into a two-way conflict with significant attrition on both sides. However, the sheer volume of civilian dead indicated by the morgue photos points to a disproportionate and lethal use of force by the state.
“This is an industrial-scale slaughter,” remarked one regional analyst upon reviewing the files. “For a regime official to admit to 2,000 deaths means the situation on the ground is catastrophic. They are no longer trying to hide the violence; they are simply trying to survive it.”
The admission marks a dramatic escalation from the 500 deaths reported just yesterday. It confirms that the crackdown following the “total internet blackout” has been far deadlier than the outside world realized. As these numbers reach Washington, they are likely to render the diplomatic arguments of the “Vance faction” politically untenable, adding immense pressure on President Trump to authorize the punitive strikes currently under review.
