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IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 22
Regime officials close to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei have expressed openness to political reform to placate protesters, although it is unlikely that any such reform would fundamentally change the regime's behavior or nature.
The Iraqi central government may be coordinating with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to partially address Iranian complaints about Kurdish militants in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Protest activity decreased across Iran as the Persian calendar month Aban ended, but at least 14 protests took place in 10 cities across eight provinces.
IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier General Ali Fadavi expressed implicit support for the regime using more brutality in its protest crackdown on November 21.

The IRGC Ground Forces conducted a drone and missile attack on anti-regime Kurdish militants in Iraqi Kurdistan for the second consecutive day on November 22.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-22

IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 23

Protest activity and strikes will likely increase in the coming days.
The nature of the planned protests increases the risk to protesters.
Supreme leader succession is heavily coloring how the Iranian political and security establishment responds to the protests.
Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian stated that the Iraqi central government committed to disarming and removing Kurdish militants from the Iran-Iraq border region.
At least 16 protests took place in 11 cities across 11 provinces.
Unidentified individuals attacked and killed a Basij member in Marivan, Kurdistan Province.
An LEC officer died due to injuries sustained in protests in Baneh, Kurdistan Province on October 27.
LEC Western Tehran Provincial Commander Keyvan Zahiri announced the arrest of two individuals planning to conduct a suicide attack in Quds City, Tehran Province.
The LEC Intelligence Organization arrested two individuals making Molotov cocktails and explosives in Qom City, Qom Province.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-23
LEC = Law Enforcement Command