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  1. Three women clap, wearing colourful clothing and jewelry

  2. Armed Iranian security personnel watch over a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran (12 January 2026)

  3. Caroline Hawley in a white jacket, facing the camera.

  4. Caroline Hawley in a white jacket, facing the camera

  5. A street scene at night showing protesters gathering around parked cars. Smoke can be seen and there are some fires near the crowd.

  6. Close up of Donald Trump looking serious on board Air Force One. We can see his head and upper body and he is looking directly at the press but not speaking.

  7. A police officer, dressed in a fluorescent yellow police jacket faces towards the Iranian embassy building in London.

  8. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026.

  9. On the right left, anti-Iranian regime protester burns an image of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and on the right we see Donald Trump.

  10. A masked protester stands on a platform above crowds at night in Kaj Square, in north-west Tehran. on 9 January 2026. They are holding a black and white photo above his head of the last shah's son, Reza Pahlavi. Light from buildings, streetlamps and shop fronts are illuminating the area. The protester's mask is black with a white mark on the front, with three holes cut out for their eyes, mouse and nose.

  11. protest in Iran 8 Jan

  12. A middle-aged couple smile in fancy dress.

  13. BBC Verify branded image of Iran protests

  14. BBC Diplomatic correspondent Caroline Hawley wearing red t-shirt and black cardigan

  15. A composite image shows Amir Mohammad Koohkan on the left and Rubina Aminian on the right, both head and shoulder portraits.

  16. A man holds up a picture while protesting in Tehran, Iran.

  17. A man holds up a picture while protesting in Tehran, Iran

  18. A protester is on the balcony of the Iranian embassy, tearing down a flag

  19. People celebrate in Sheikh Maksoud neighbourhood, following a ceasefire agreement that ended violent clashes in Aleppo this week.

  20. Screenshot from a video posted by US Central Command, showing an explosion in an area of land, with the word "unclassified" written across the top

  21. A man stands near a fire in the street as others look on in Tehran, Iran on January 9, 2026

  22. Mahsa Alimardani, a woman with long hair over her shoulder, stands in a street

  23. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026.