SummaryVerified videos from Iran show the latest clashes around anti-government protests – we've also analysed footage showing around 180 bodies taken to a morgue in Tehran Ten sanctioned oil tankers have been spotted near the UK and we're looking into their background and sailing history Ukraine claims to have struck Russian Caspian Sea oil platforms, we're looking at the video and what satellite data reveals BBC Verify uses open-source intelligence, satellite imagery, fact-checking and data analysis to help report complex stories Adam DurbinBBC Verify Live senior journalist
Most of our coverage today has been centred on BBC Verify’s work tracking the development of the anti-government protests that have shaken Iran for more than two weeks. Here’s a quick run-down of what we’ve verified:
Chaotic scenes on a highway in north-eastern Iran Protesters gathering in Tehran square during a reported blackout in the Iranian capital, external
Published: January 12, 2026 1:31 pm
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