Iran Crisis Update, January 14, 2023
The Iranian judiciary announced the execution of Alireza Akbari—a former deputy defense minister and British-Iranian dual national.
The potential replacement of Ali Shamkhani as SNSC secretary could have profound implications for the development and implementation of Iranian security policy domestically and abroad.
Some protest organizers have called for pro-Pahlavi demonstrations on January 16 to commemorate the anniversary of the Shah leaving Iran in 1979.
At least two protests occurred in two cities across two provinces.
An LEC officer died in a hospital due to injuries he sustained in a clash with armed smugglers in Markazi Province days prior.
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Iran Crisis Update, January 15, 2023
Iranian protest organizers circulated calls for the international community, and especially European parties, to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
Parliamentarian Shahryar Heydari stated that Iran will receive an unspecified number of Su-35 fighter jets from Russia early in the next Persian calendar year (March 2023—March 2024).
At least four protests occurred in four cities across four provinces.
Parliamentarian Shahryar Heydari stated that the state security services have seized approximately as many illegal arms in the past three months as they would ordinarily over two years.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-january-15-2023