IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, OCTOBER 14
The IRGC may be mobilizing retired servicemembers and other affiliated officers to suppress protests in Tehran on October 15.
Protesters have killed more Iranian security personnel in the current protest wave than in any previous wave in the regime’s history according to regime statistics.
Anti-regime protests occurred in at least 11 cities in seven provinces.
Social media accounts that are representing themselves as youth groups organizing and coordinating protests called for countrywide unrest on October 15.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-october-14
IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, OCTOBER 15
A major fire broke out at the Evin prison in Tehran on October 15, and the regime used live rounds and tear gas against prisoners and nearby protestors.
Anti-regime protests occurred in at least 22 cities in 16 provinces, although this number is almost certainly higher.
A Persian-language social media account tweeted a political manifesto, calling for a peaceful transition to establish a democratic, secular Iranian government.
IRGC-affiliated Telegram channels claimed that unidentified militants fired six rockets at the al Omar oilfield, which houses US servicemembers, in eastern Syria.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-october-15
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IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, OCTOBER 16
The IRGC may resume attacks against positions in Iraqi Kurdistan in the coming days.
Anti-regime protests occurred in at least 14 cities in 12 provinces on October 16.
Iranian state-run outlets have struggled to cohere a unified narrative following reports of violence at Evin Prison in Tehran.
Iranian security forces are increasingly targeting high schools in an attempt to quell unrest, which could reinvigorate ongoing protests.
Iranian officials are increasingly describing ongoing protests as being revolutionary in nature and acknowledge that recent demonstrations target the foundation of the regime.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-october-16