Iran Crisis Update, January 12, 2023
CTP recorded no protests in Iran for the second consecutive day on January 12, 2023.
The judiciary may have executed Alireza Akbari—a former deputy defense minister and British-Iranian dual national.
There is a growing number of indications that some elements of the state security services are coopting the case of Akbari to remove Ali Shamkhani as Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary.
Prominent Sunni cleric Moulana Abdol Hamid announced that he is engaging the regime on how to address his grievances.
Unidentified gunmen clashed with the LEC at a checkpoint around Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, killing one police officer and injuring two others.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-january-12-2023
Iran Crisis Update, January 13, 2023
Some protest organizers in Iran are trying to push the protest movement into a new phase—one that could include more militant activity against the Iranian regime.
Protest activity increased, primarily in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, after a two-day period of no recorded protests in Iran. At least five protests occurred in five cities across two provinces.
Nour News Agency published an article denying speculation that Ali Shamkhani will leave his position as Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) secretary.
President Ebrahim Raisi argued that women who do not fully wear the hijab could still support the regime and revolution.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-january-13-2023