‘It’s the Apocalypse’: Leaked Videos Expose Iran’s Brutal Crackdown

Grainy videos smuggled out of Iran are offering a rare and horrifying glimpse into the scale of the regime’s violent crackdown, as security forces move to crush nationwide protests sparked by economic collapse.

One video shows rows of bodies laid out inside what appears to be a makeshift morgue near Tehran. Men wrapped in blood-soaked white shrouds lie shoulder to shoulder. Others are sprawled across tiled floors, faces streaked with blood, arms frozen in raised positions.

“It’s horrifying. It’s the apocalypse,” the man filming says. “There are lots of bodies.”

Iran has been largely cut off from the outside world for days after authorities shut down the internet and severely restricted phone access as unrest spread across the country following the currency’s collapse and soaring inflation. Despite the blackout, videos that leaked online and were geolocated by NBC News show machine guns fired into crowds, mass casualties, and clashes from Urmia in the northwest to Isfahan in central Iran.

Footage from Tehran shows a helmeted man firing an automatic weapon at protesters across a public square, muzzle flashes lighting up the night. In another clip, chants of “Death to Khamenei” are followed by at least 15 seconds of uninterrupted automatic gunfire near a police station.

The clearest evidence of the crackdown’s scale comes from the Kahrizak Forensic Medical Center, south of Tehran, which has become an overflow morgue. Videos show body bags lined up on dirt and asphalt, bodies unloaded from ambulances and even container trucks, and grieving relatives gathered around the dead.

At least 2,500 people have been killed, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, though Iranian authorities have released no official death toll. Rights groups say the deadliest violence occurred after the internet blackout, with scenes not witnessed in decades.

Despite the regime’s efforts to seal the country, officials have acknowledged that some footage escaped via Starlink satellite internet, reportedly smuggled into Iran during previous protests.

Key Takeaways

• Rare visual proof of mass killings: Leaked videos show hundreds of bodies, machine-gun fire, and overwhelmed morgues.

• Crackdown intensified after blackout: Rights groups say the deadliest violence came once Iran cut internet access.

• Death toll likely far higher: Activists estimate 2,500 killed, with no official figures from Tehran.

SOURCE NBC NEWS

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The scale of the crackdown shows how shaky Iran's govt really is. They can't shoot all Iranians! How soon will police and soldiers join the right side?

Astonishing quiet from the Anti genocide stop war crimes brigade .

Reports coming from Iran suggests that similar amount of innocent Iranian people have been killed in 1 week as the same amount of innocent people killed in Gaza in 2 years .

where have all the vociferous protestors gone ?