{"id":82513,"date":"2026-01-08T11:31:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=82513"},"modified":"2026-01-09T08:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T07:36:13","slug":"iran-uprising-day-11-bazaar-strikes-clashes-intensify-as-regime-retreats-amid-blackouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-protests\/2026\/01\/iran-uprising-day-11-bazaar-strikes-clashes-intensify-as-regime-retreats-amid-blackouts\/82513\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Uprising Day 11: Bazaar Strikes, Clashes Intensify as Regime Retreats Amid Blackouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_82515\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-82515\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-82515\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IranProtests-Day11.jpg\" alt=\"Iran Uprising Day 11: Clashes in Shiraz, Kermanshah amid strikes. Jan 7, 2026.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IranProtests-Day11.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IranProtests-Day11-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IranProtests-Day11-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-82515\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran Uprising Day 11: Clashes in Shiraz, Kermanshah amid strikes. Jan 7, 2026.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">On January 7, 2026, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-day-11-energy-workers-join-strikes-as-security-forces-retreat-in-major-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eleventh day<\/a> of Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising, bazaar strikes paralyzed Tehran, Shiraz, Kermanshah, and over 20 cities while protesters forced security retreats. Rebellious youths built barricades, chanted against Khamenei, and clashed amid live fire and tear gas. Regime imposed internet throttling and warned of weapon use against crowds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Iran Strikes and Protests Expand on 11th Day of Uprising As More Cities Join The Movement\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JZEvRJydKJM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"energy-strikes-and-bazaar-shutdowns\" class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">Energy Strikes and Bazaar Shutdowns<\/h3>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">South Pars refinery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/iran-protests-day-11-energy-workers-join-strikes-as-security-forces-retreat-in-major-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">workers joined<\/a> the nationwide strikes, hitting regime\u2019s economic core alongside bazaar closures. Tehran\u2019s Bein-ol-Haramein, Kaffashha, Gold\/Jewelry Bazaar, Pachenar, Hammamchal, Chahardangeh, Salehabad, Yaftabad, Shemiran Now fully shut with chants of \u201cIranians die but never accept humiliation.\u201d 15 Khordad metro closed; strikes hit Bojnourd, Tabriz, Shahr-e Kord, Lordegan, Sabzevar, Ahvaz, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Shiraz, Bandar Abbas, Qazvin, Rasht and more.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"clashes-and-force-retreats\" class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">Clashes and Force Retreats<\/h3>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/live-report-day-11-of-iran-uprising-strikes-paralyze-shiraz-tehran-and-kermanshah-markets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massive crowds <\/a>in Bojnurd forced security to rooftops; in Qazvin, protesters pushed back units on Khayyam Street. In Kermanshah\u2019s Ojagh Intersection, Modarres Street, Nobahar, and Chaharrah Ojagh, crowds chanted \u201cUnity, unity\u201d despite tear gas and live fire; Azad University students shouted \u201cThe student dies but accepts no humiliation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Shiraz youths used dump trucks for stone barricades against water cannons on Amir Kabir Boulevard and Qashqai areas, chanting \u201cThis is the year of blood, Khamenei will be overthrown.\u201d In Lordegan, live fire critically wounded a protester; Karaj\u2019s Hesarak Bazaar heard gunfire.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"youth-resistance-tactics\" class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">Youth Resistance Tactics<\/h3>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/tehran-bazaar-and-many-cities-on-strike-widespread-clashes-in-kermanshah-shiraz-and-lordegan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youths blocked<\/a> reinforcements with burning tires, trash bins, and Molotovs in Tehran (Delavaran Blvd., Helal Ahmar), Tabriz (Ghayour Street), Ahvaz (Saheli), Isfahan, Mashhad (Aghdasieh Basij, Salman Farsi station disarmed Jan 6). Chants included \u201cDeath to the oppressor, be it Shah or Leader\u201d; Tehran areas like Nezamabad, Haft-howz, Tehranspars repelled attacks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Iran Protests: 11th Night of Intense Demonstrations, Regime Forces Flee From Protesters\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pr6V4SWzwzQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"student-and-prisoner-solidarity\" class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">Student and Prisoner Solidarity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Qom female students chanted \u201cStudents may die, but they will never live in humiliation\u201d; Zanjan and Kermanshah students declared \u201cThis year is the year of blood \u2014 Khamenei will fall.\u201d Evin women sang anthem, shouting \u201cPolitical prisoners must be freed,\u201d \u201cWoman, Resistance, Freedom,\u201d \u201cFreedom comes with \u2018we can and we must\u2019.\u201d Ghezel Hesar men vowed \u201cWe stand until the end,\u201d \u201cExecution republic must be overthrown.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"regime-measures-and-rajavi-message\" class=\"mb-2 mt-4 font-display font-semimedium text-base first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">Regime Measures and Rajavi Message<\/h3>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-iran-protest\/tehran-bazaar-and-many-cities-on-strike-widespread-clashes-in-kermanshah-shiraz-and-lordegan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Internet slowed<\/a> nationwide, VPNs\/Telegram throttled in Tehran (Sadeghieh, Haft-e Tir), Fars, Alborz, Kermanshah, Ilam, Lorestan. Governor Motamedian authorized police weapons against \u201crioters.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> saluted Tehran, Kermanshah, Ahvaz, Ilam, Shiraz, Fasa, Isfahan, Shahrekord, Qazvin, Kerman protesters: \u201cEvery bullet ignites revolt flames.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Salute to the courageous people of Kermanshah, Ahvaz, Ilam, Shiraz, Fasa, Isfahan, Shahrekord, Qazvin, Kerman, and many other cities who, alongside Tehran, took to the streets today on the eleventh day of the nationwide uprising, chanting \u201cDeath to Khamenei.\u201d<br>Live fire by\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/j23wNzH302\">pic.twitter.com\/j23wNzH302<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/2008910706960150985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 11 of Iran uprising: Bazaar shutdowns nationwide, fierce clashes in Shiraz, Kermanshah, Lordegan; regime throttles internet, threatens lethal force.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":82515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[665,1,32],"tags":[33,216],"class_list":["post-82513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iran-protests","category-news","category-videos","tag-iran-protests","tag-iran-uprising"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Iran Uprising Day 11: Bazaar Strikes, Clashes Intensify as Regime Retreats Amid Blackouts - Iran Freedom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Day 11 of Iran uprising: Bazaar shutdowns nationwide, fierce clashes in Shiraz, Kermanshah, Lordegan; regime throttles internet, threatens lethal force.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-protests\/2026\/01\/iran-uprising-day-11-bazaar-strikes-clashes-intensify-as-regime-retreats-amid-blackouts\/82513\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran Uprising Day 11\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Iran Uprising Day 11: Clashes in Shiraz, Kermanshah amid strikes. 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