Iranians living and working in China are closely watching the situation back home, as tensions in Iran have been escalating amid two weeks of nationwide unrest. A wave of protests has recently swept through Iran, with some turning into deadly clashes. About 2,000, including security personnel, have been killed in the protests in Iran, an official told media on Tuesday. The unrest has fueled claims by Iranian authorities that the United States and Israel may be behind the scenes. In Beijing, Iranians have voiced their concern for their families and called for stability without external interference. Shotlist: Tehran, Iran - Jan 12, 2026: 1. Various of pro-government demonstration in progress; Beijing, China - Jan 13, 2026 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Houssein Khalifi, representative, Iran-China Friendship Association (partially overlaid with shots 3-5): "Through our consulates, we can now call the people in Iran. Currently, people are going to work and attending classes as usual; it is not [as severe as] what the internet shows. While some foreign airlines have canceled flights to Iran, Iranian airlines are still flying to China, and we are in contact with people coming from Iran. Some exhibitions in Iran have been delayed, but overall, logistics have not been significantly impacted. I hope other nations refrain from interfering in our internal affairs, so we can resolve our own issues in the shortest possible time." [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; Tehran, Iran - Jan 10, 2026 3. Various of traffic; 4. Various of city view; FILE: Tehran, Iran - April 14, 2025 5. Various of city view, traffic, national flag of Iran [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; FILE: Tehran, Iran - April 10, 2023 6. Various of traffic, rows of national flags of Iran by roadsides; Beijing, China - Jan 13, 2026 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Arastou Pourheydar Boroujen, general manager, Iran Cultural and Art Center in Beijing (partially overlaid with shots 8-9): "Actually, from last Wednesday, I cannot contact anymore with my family and my friends in Iran, because they don't have internet. And so international call is canceling in Iran. So I cannot contact; they also didn't contact anymore with me. Of course, everybody is worried about this situation. No one is happy. We don't have the rates, sending the carpets and the craft or other things, because customs doesn't work well now. Many foreign flights were canceled. This is a problem for business. Our situation is much, much more complicated. But I think if the U.S. (claims it) wants to help my country or Israel wants to help my country or France or European countries want to help our country, I don't believe that. Every people should try to make their country by themselves." [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; FILE: Tehran, Iran - Date Unknown 8. Various of city view, national flags of Iran, traffic; FILE: Nanzhao County, Nanyang City, Henan Province, central China - June 2024 9. Various of Persian carpets [SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE]; Tehran, Iran - Jan 12, 2026 10. Amateur video footage showing demonstrations against terrorists over unrest in progress; 11. Protesters; Karaj, Alborz Province, Iran - Jan 11, 2026 12. Various of traffic, streets. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International TV]