The first and last sentence I just referred to were those at the beginning and end of the statements above the map at comment #43
IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, OCTOBER 10
Ongoing, anti-regime protests could interact with and feed off of preexisting insurgencies in Iran in ways that could prolong, reinvigorate, and exacerbate the unrest.
Iranian security forces have launched a brutal crackdown on protestors in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province.
Thousands of oil workers reportedly participated in strikes and anti-regime protests on October 10, which could pose a significant threat to the regime’s oil production if prolonged.
Protest activity will likely increase in size and scale on October 12.
Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei adopted a conciliatory tone toward protesters on October 10, breaking with the pattern of regime senior leader statements since Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s speech on October 3.
Supreme Leader Succession
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-october-10