Iran: ‘Streets smell of blood’

Luke Randall  |  World
Date posted:  20 Feb 2026
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Iran: ‘Streets smell of blood’

A woman in Tehran. Photo: iStock

Christians in Iran continue to meet to grieve and pray amidst ongoing unrest and state brutality, with one person on the ground revealing that “the streets smell of blood”.

Early 2026 has seen Iran plagued by mass demonstrations, fuelled by economic hardship, against the nation’s brutal Islamic regime, led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Despite a state-imposed internet blackout in place across the nation, messages from believers to Elam Ministries team members have slipped through the cracks, partially revealing the shocking scale of state aggression, as believers suffer alongside the rest of the population.

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