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
Iran Crisis Update, January 16, 2023
Ongoing gas shortages have sparked protests in northeastern Iran.
Protest organizers seemingly failed to generate pro-Pahlavi demonstrations.
At least four protests occurred in four cities across four provinces.
IRGC Deputy Commander Brigadier General Ali Fadavi stated that 60 security officers have died and over 5,000 were injured in the protests.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-january-16-2023