IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, NOVEMBER 20
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has likely issued an unpublished directive to violently suppress anti-regime protests within the past few days.
The IRGC Ground Forces Hamzeh Seyyed ol Shahada Northwestern operational base announced that it is reinforcing its forces on November 20, suggesting that crackdowns will likely endure and may extend to other cities throughout the region.
The IRGC attacked a series of anti-regime Kurdish militia positions in Iraqi Kurdistan.
Protests occurred in at least 18 cities in eight provinces. At least six protests with 100 or more estimated participants took place in six cities across four provinces on November 20.
Tehran Judiciary officials sentenced a sixth arrested protester to death on November 20.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-20
#IRGC Ground Force has invaded city of #Javanrud where people were protesting against #Iran’s Islamic Regime today. Armed with AK-103 assault rifles & DShK-M heavy machine guns, they are shooting at people’s houses & cars.
https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee1/status/1594487577704157184
At least two people have been killed today in Javanroud after the Islamic Republic’s security forces opened fire on people, @HengawO reports.This video, obtained by
@IranIntl, shows them shooting directly at protesters
https://twitter.com/IranIntl_En/status/1594624951960489984
Hundreds of Protesters in Iran Blinded by Metal Pellets and Rubber Bullets
https://twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee1/status/1594484901901910017
A wave of resignations has started among presenters and hosts at Iran’s state broadcaster in solidarity with the ongoing protests across the country.
At least three presenters have resigned in the past few days. Farhad Fakhrbakhsh, who hosted a show about programs of the Islamic Republic’s broadcaster for over four years, announced his resignation on Saturday.
https://www.iranintl.com/en/202211205350
Reports that regime has arrested signers of an online petition calling for the demise of the IRI regime and return of Reza Palavi
The Iranian regime has adopted what increasingly resembles a counter-insurgency approach rather than a counter-protest one to manage the ongoing unrest.
The regime has expanded its internet and telecommunications disruptions, limiting the amount of open-source information available on the situations in northwestern and western Iran.
Parliamentarian Jalal Mahmoud Zadeh called for an investigation into the regime crackdown in Mahabad on November 21—the latest dissent by a lawmaker representing a location in which the regime has conducted a brutal crackdown.
Iranian ambassador to Iraq Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadegh issued an ultimatum with a deadline in 10 days for Iraq to disarm Kurdish militant groups or face unspecified consequences.
At least 16 protests took place in 12 cities across eight provinces.
LEC Fars Provincial Commander Brigadier General Roham Bakhsh Habibi announced the arrest of eight members of the Shiraz Neighborhood Youth.
Several dozen Sunni clerics and religious leaders in Kurdistan Province issued a video statement expressing support for the protesters.
Supreme Leader Military Adviser IRGC Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi warned that protests will continue unless the regime addresses the people's frustrations.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-november-21