Iran Crisis Update, January 19, 2023
The Iranian regime is likely escalating against prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid.
Protest organizations and coordinators seemingly failed to increase protest activity on January 19.
At least two protests occurred in two cities across two provinces.
The European Parliament adopted a resolution urging the European Union (EU) and EU member states to designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization on January 19.
Netblocks and social media users reported mobile internet disruptions in a manner consistent with announced preventative measures aimed at preventing cheating on the Iranian university entrance exam.
Tehran universities threatened and took disciplinary action against unveiled students.
President Ebrahim Raisi held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A Katai’b Hezbollah-affiliated group claimed that it targeted a US logistics convoy using improvised explosive devices.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-january-19-2023
Iran Crisis Update, January 20, 2023
The protest movement that began with the Iranian regime killing of Mahsa Amini has likely culminated for the most part although it could re-emerge in this or another form in the coming weeks or months.
At least five protests occurred in five cities across two provinces.
Prominent Sunni clerics Moulana Abdol Hamid and Mohammad Hossein Gargij criticized the regime in public speeches.
Anti-regime Black Reward hacker group defaced and hacked the website of Imam Sadegh University.
Likely Iranian-backed militants conducted a kamikaze drone attack on the Al-Tanf base, which houses US troops, in southeastern Syria.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-january-20-2023