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(]󯨷by(h<)-!9dXᛋ%+Z %1Z$ٚ"&4mXͶWdp#0K/A,͛:e\, PHwx_:g]rEw=Lr̬q5K`,8yTuu4G*q'V7XBR" p/; @ۚւ )*k= PhffQVrS- cZ&y0 Vqfg+(,>qP*rNْ^w IKdyT3㍛;?pK_ܹBxzko^2 @IjX@ݡ`)!&$IA2&ÙH<Փ괨Am?q]sx3ɓ"ee(\K&s -RmzKa&^}2  lQ5sZ3 +TL$zHcx+;]Ie9s0pEXIF@MM*i,2026:01:11 06:33:56XMP  SOCIAL MEDIA Smoke rises as protesters gather amid evolving anti-government unrest at Vakilabad highway in Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, released on January 10, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. SOCIAL MEDIA/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. Verification lines: Reuters was able to confirm the location of the videos by the bridge, road signboard, and trees which matched satellite and file imagery of the area. The date could not be independently verified. But several corroborating videos, also uploaded on January 10, showed similar scenes at that location. Social Media Civil Conflict Riots Demonstrations IRAN-ECONOMY/PROTESTS I Mashhad IRAN via REUTERS 2026-01-11T06:33:56+00:00 Smoke rises as protesters gather amid evolving anti-government unrest at Vakilabad highway in Mashhad 3TP NARCH/NARCH30 MNDTY UGC UGCCON VIO GPD 4 THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT X06868 SOCIAL MEDIA via REUTERS <pur:permissions code="MNDTY">Mandatory Credit.</pur:permissions><pur:permissions code="3TP">This image has been supplied by a third party.</pur:permissions> <pur:restrictions code="NARCH/NARCH30">No Resales. No Archives.</pur:restrictions>