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Supporters of Iraqi armed factions loyal to Iran, along with other protesters, burn US and Israeli flags during a demonstration near the Iranian embassy in Baghdad on January 16, 2026, against Israel and recent US threats of military action in Iran, and in support of the Iranian regime and its Supreme Leader. The protest movement in Iran has subsided after a crackdown that has killed thousands under an internet blackout, monitors said on Januray 16, one week after the start of the biggest protests in years challenging the Islamic republic's theocratic system. The threat of new military action by the United States against Iran has also appeared to have receded for the time being, with a Saudi official saying Gulf allies have persuaded President Donald Trump to give the Iranian leadership a "chance". (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP via Getty Images)