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  "path": "/protests/57028-irans-regime-used-foreign-mercenaries-to-suppress-2026-protests/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-07T17:35:37.000Z",
  "site": "https://iranfocus.com",
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    "Iran’s Regime Used Foreign Mercenaries to Suppress 2026 Protests",
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  "textContent": "The nationwide uprising of January 2026, with its unprecedented geographic spread and structure-breaking slogans, placed the entire Iranian regime in the face of an existential challenge and a “survival situation.” The intensity of this popular uprising was such that it eroded and weakened the regime’s traditional apparatus of repression. Credible field reports and strategic analyses […]\n\nThe post Iran’s Regime Used Foreign Mercenaries to Suppress 2026 Protests appeared first on Iran Focus.",
  "title": "Iran’s Regime Used Foreign Mercenaries to Suppress 2026 Protests"
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