Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on November 12 and may have discussed Iranian ballistic missile sales to Russia.
At least 12 protests took place in seven cities across five provinces.
The mistreatment of imprisoned Iranian human rights activist Hossein Ronaghi may reinvigorate ongoing, anti-regime protests.
The Iranian judiciary issued preliminary sentences against protesters arrested in Tehran Province, including one death sentence.
Israeli combat aircraft conducted an airstrike against on a likely Iranian precision-guided munition cache at Shayrat Airbase, Homs Province, Syria.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-13
IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 14
Protest activity and strikes will likely increase from November 15 to 17.
Social media accounts are increasingly framing the ongoing protests as the culmination of past protest waves in Iran, which could increase protest turnout.
Former reformist President Mohammad Khatami called for reform in an Instagram post.
The IRGC resumed attacks on anti-regime Kurdish militants in Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for their perceived role in stoking protests.
At least 10 protests took place in nine cities across nine provinces.
Hardline parliamentarian Morteza Mahmoudvand criticized the 227 parliamentarians who signed a letter calling for the harsh and rapid prosecution of arrested protesters.
The New York Times published an article detailing human rights violations that the regime is committing against arrested children.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-14
IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 15
Protest activity increased significantly on November 15 to commemorate the three-year anniversary of the regime’s brutal crackdown on the Bloody Aban protest wave.
The regime’s abuse and mistreatment of children is likely one of the factors driving these enduring protests.
The IRGC will likely resume its campaign to expel US military forces from the region in the coming months.
At least 54 protests took place in 36 cities across 24 provinces.
Three security personnel may have died in the protests.
President Ebrahim Raisi sent First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber to Qom likely to unite influential clerics behind the regime and especially the Raisi administration.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-15