IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 2
Iran is signaling its readiness to attack Saudi Arabia and possibly Erbil ostensibly in retaliation for the Shiraz terror attack but primarily for the alleged role of the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia in stoking protests.
An Iranian proxy Telegram channel recirculated the Iran International report claiming that the regime flew around 150 proxy fighters from Baghdad to Mashhad to suppress protests.
At least 22 protests took place in 14 cities across nine provinces.
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei reiterated his claims that the West and Israel are stoking the protests in a speech to a group of university students.
Parliamentarian Mohammad Saleh Jokar accused the Iranian diaspora of organizing terrorist attacks in Iran and called for their punishment.
Kurdistan Chief Provincial Justice Hossein Hosseini announced the seizure of a cache of 49 hand grenades in Baneh, Kurdistan Province.
Unidentified individuals shot at a Law Enforcement Command (LEC) station in Khash, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, injuring one police officer.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-2
Iranians closed main highway of #Karaj to #Tehran to protest against their Islamic regime. They gathered here to pay respect to #Hadis_Najafi, a protester who was murdered by Police 40 days ago. Similar protests are reported all over #Iran.
https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee1/status/1588182047280926720
Video of a very big demonstration
Karaj https://twitter.com/LeilaDian31/status/1588194842961743873
Riot police retreating
https://twitter.com/Be_Yourself38/status/1588182948963983360
Fouladshahr - After returning from the 40th day of the Mahsa Mogoei martyrdom ceremony, part of the crowd chanted “Death to Khamenei”
https://twitter.com/javidirani30/status/1588192709549985794
more: https://twitter.com/search?q=iran%20revolution&f=live
IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 3
Violent clashes erupted between security forces and protesters in Karaj, Alborz Province on November 3.
Protesters coordinated extensively to respond to the regime crackdown in Karaj, possibly reflecting growing organization within the movement.
The regime may be struggling to reach a consensus on how to manage the protests at this stage.
American and Persian Gulf officials told the Wall Street Journal that the likelihood of an imminent Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia and other neighboring countries has decreased but is not gone entirely.
At least 22 protests took place in 17 cities across 12 provinces.
The IRGC Intelligence Organization arrested three members of an “anti-security team” in Ilam City, Ilam Province.
LEC Sistan and Baluchistan Provincial Commander Ahmad Taheri announced that unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Shia cleric in Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchistan Province.
Skirmishes may erupt between pro- and anti-regime protesters on November 4.
An IRGC Telegram channel circulated on November 3 an op-ed calling for the IRGC Quds Force to establish a 30-kilometer-deep buffer zone into Iraqi Kurdistan to counter anti-regime Kurdish militants there.
Turkey reaffirmed its support for Azerbaijan amid the growing tensions between Tehran and Baku.
The Artesh may have prepared its forces to participate in protest suppression in Zahedan on November 4. Artesh Commander Major General Abdol Rahim Mousavi traveled to Zahedan on November 2 ostensibly to inspect air defense elements stationed there.[45] Mousavi condemned the protests during the inspection. The timing of his visit to Zahedan is noteworthy given the growing anti-regime militancy there and planned protests for November 4. The regime may seek to involve the Artesh in protest suppression to mitigate the security forces’ bandwidth constraints or apply more extreme force against demonstrators.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-3
Artesh is the regular army https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Republic_of_Iran_Army
They are not as brutal as the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps or the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basij