IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, DECEMBER 4
Western media inaccurately reported that the regime abolished its morality patrol.
Thirty neighborhood youth groups announced the formation of an umbrella organization—the Neighborhood Youth Alliance.
Inclement weather may negatively affect turnout during the planned protests on December 5-7.
At least nine protests took place in nine cities across seven provinces.
Law Enforcement Command Sistan and Baluchistan Provincial Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Ghanbari announced that unidentified gunmen attacked and injured two LEC officers in Chabahar.
Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani met with several prominent hardline, moderate, and reformist politicians likely to discuss cooperation to quell the protests.
Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs Majid Mir Ahmadi tried to emphasize the economic consequences of the protests, possibly to fracture the protest movement.
The office of prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid released a statement trying to dissociate his criticism of the regime from Baloch separatistism.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-december-4
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IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, DECEMBER 5
Protest activity and strikes increased significantly—in line with the calls from protest coordinators and organizations for countrywide demonstrations until December 7.
Iranian media and officials published conflicting messages on whether the regime will abolish the morality patrol.
At least 29 protests took place in 18 cities across 16 provinces.
Social media users reported significant countrywide strikes in 73 cities across 27 provinces, although this number is almost certainly higher.
The Mashhad and Karaj neighborhood youth groups called on protesters to identify and mark businesses and shops not participating in the countrywide strikes.
LEC Sistan and Baluchistan Provincial Commander Brigadier General Mohammad Ghanbari announced the death of an LEC officer who unidentified gunmen attacked and injured in Chabahar.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-december-5