Iran Crisis Update, January 11, 2023
CTP recorded no protests in Iran for the first time since September 16, 2022. The movement that began with the regime killing Mahsa Amini is not yet over despite the declining protest turnout, however.
Regime plans to execute a former senior official may be related to infighting within the Iranian political and security establishments.
President Ebrahim Raisi submitted his proposed budget to Parliament, allocating significantly more funds to the military and security services and propaganda bodies.
The Hamedan and Karaj neighborhood youth groups criticized on January 11 the regime mismanagement of the energy sector that has caused natural gas shortages in Iran.
The Iranian Supreme Court suspended the death sentence of 19-year-old protester Mohammad Broghani.
President Ebrahim Raisi held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-january-11-2023
Iran Crisis Update, January 12, 2023
CTP recorded no protests in Iran for the second consecutive day on January 12, 2023.
The judiciary may have executed Alireza Akbari—a former deputy defense minister and British-Iranian dual national.
There is a growing number of indications that some elements of the state security services are coopting the case of Akbari to remove Ali Shamkhani as Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary.
Prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid announced that he is engaging the regime on how to address his grievances.
Unidentified gunmen clashed with the LEC at a checkpoint around Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, killing one police officer and injuring two others.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-january-12-2023