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
IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 6
The regime continued linking the ongoing protests with terrorism as part of an information operation to delegitimize protesters and their grievances.
A security officer killed four LEC members at an LEC station in Bampour, Sistan and Baluchistan Province.
At least 17 protests took place in 10 cities across eight provinces on November 6.
An unverified social media account alleged the presence of an Afghan proxy force member during a protest crackdown in Arak, Markazi Province.
Security forces seized weapons shipments in northwestern and southeastern Iran.
At least two unidentified gunmen attacked an IRGC facility in Mahshahr, Khuzestan Province.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-6