IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 4
Parents of Iranian youth spearheading ongoing demonstrations are increasingly describing protests as a revolutionary movement, mirroring their children’s rhetoric.
At least 14 protests took place in 11 cities across six provinces.
Violent clashes erupted between security forces and protesters in Khash, Rask, Saravan, and Zahedan in Sistan and Baluchistan Province following Friday prayer sermons.
President Ebrahim Raisi criticized US President Joe Biden for pledging to “free Iran” during a campaign rally in California.
Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Major General Hossein Salami warned that Iran will retaliate against the US and its allies for their purported role in fomenting ongoing unrest at a regime-organized rally.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-4
IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 5
Prominent Sunni cleric Maulana Abdol Hamid may begin regularly instigating protests throughout Sistan and Baluchistan Province rather than in just Zahedan.
The regime is attempting to mobilize its supporters around a religious holiday honoring a historic female Shia martyr and framing its policies as pro-women.
At least 19 protests took place in 11 cities across nine provinces.
President Ebrahim Raisi called anti-regime protesters “rioters” who were helping foment unrest in Iran.
Senior Iranian officials discussed accelerating the prosecution of arrested protesters.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-5