IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, OCTOBER 12
Iranian leadership is still largely speaking to itself rather than to the Iranian people.
Anti-regime protests occurred in at least 29 cities in 18 provinces.
Protesters continue to demonstrate their capability to coordinate large-scale demonstrations despite expanding regime censorship and increasingly violent suppression.
Commercial and industrial groups are increasingly attempting to coordinate protests and strikes between cities.
Iranian proxy media channels in Iraq and Lebanon emphasized anti-West messaging from Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s October 12 speech.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-october-12
IRAN CRISIS UPDATE, OCTOBER 13
Expanding protests could strain Iranian state security services beyond their capabilities to respond in the coming days
Anti-regime protests occurred in at least 17 cities in 12 provinces.
The Iraqi parliament elected Kurdish compromise candidate Abdul Latif Rashid as president.
https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-crisis-update-october-13