Doctor Describes Mass-Casualty Night Amid Iran Protests (Full Transcript)

Name: Doctor Describes Mass-Casualty Night Amid Iran Protests
Uploaded: 2026-01-15T03:08:06+00:00
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Description: An anonymized Iranian doctor recounts gunfire, tear gas, an internet cutoff, and nonstop emergency surgeries during a crackdown on protests.

An anonymized Iranian doctor recounts gunfire, tear gas, an internet cutoff, and nonstop emergency surgeries during a crackdown on protests.

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[00:00:01] Speaker 1: There were bursts of automatic fire, screaming, people gathering, protests, the staccato of Dushka bursts, people shrieking and slogans in the street. I opened the window briefly. The smell of gunpowder and tear gas was everywhere.

[00:00:14] Speaker 2: That's the voice of a doctor who just got out of Iran. He's sharing with us his first hand account of what he saw inside the country. We're not identifying him and we've modified his voice for his safety.

[00:00:31] Speaker 1: Everything fell apart. At 8pm, the internet was cut. At 8.20, I got a call from the hospital. Doctor, come. You must come. When I arrived, I saw what we call a mass casualty situation. Every single one of the four operating rooms was full. I was there from 10 or 11pm until the morning. I don't know how many surgeries I did. Maybe 10 or 11.

[00:00:54] Speaker 2: This is a rare first hand account. It's almost impossible for us to know what is happening in Iran in real time since the regime shut down communications last week after it unleashed a brutal crackdown on the protests. Treating injured protesters in Iran is extremely dangerous. The regime hunts down these protesters and it goes after the medical staff who are treating them. So many Iranians, like this doctor, are risking their lives to tell us and the world about the horrors that are unfolding in their country.

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A doctor who recently left Iran describes hearing gunfire, screams, and protests in the streets, smelling gunpowder and tear gas, and then being called to a hospital after the internet was cut. He recounts a mass-casualty situation with all operating rooms full and performing around 10–11 surgeries overnight. A narrator explains that real-time information is scarce due to a regime communications shutdown and that treating protesters is dangerous because authorities target injured protesters and medical staff.

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Doctor recounts mass casualties during Iran crackdown

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Key Takeaways

A doctor describes direct exposure to gunfire, tear gas, and street unrest during protests in Iran.
The internet shutdown coincided with escalation, limiting real-time visibility into events.
Hospitals faced mass-casualty conditions, with operating rooms fully occupied and many emergency surgeries performed.
Medical staff treating injured protesters face significant risk, as authorities reportedly target both patients and caregivers.
Firsthand testimonies are rare and often anonymized due to security concerns.

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Negative: The tone is tense and harrowing, emphasizing violence, fear, mass injuries, and danger to protesters and medical personnel amid a brutal crackdown and communications blackout.

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