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In the Face of Continuing Protests, Mullahs Reload

In the Face of Continuing Protests, Mullahs Reload
Iranian protesters rally amid burning tires during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices, in the central city of Isfahan on November 16, 2019. Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images
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We only have approximate figures concerning the recent bloodbath in Iran. According to recent data, 900 Iranians were killed by security forces, and many thousands, more than 10,000 total, were thrown into prison. Regime leaders have announced the imminent public execution of many prisoners, an obvious effort to cow the people into calling off the ongoing demonstrations.

Michael Ledeen
Michael Ledeen
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Michael Ledeen is freedom scholar at Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He has served as a consultant to the National Security Council and the departments of State and Defense, and as a special adviser to the Secretary of State. He is the author of 35 books, most recently “Field of Fight: How to Win the War Against Radical Islam and its Allies,” co-authored with retired Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn.
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