Iran Signals Upcoming Crackdown on Protestors as Demonstrations Continue

Protesters have been urged on by Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the shah who was toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Iran Signals Upcoming Crackdown on Protestors as Demonstrations Continue
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on July 5, 2024. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File
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The Iranian regime signaled it was preparing for a crackdown on protesters on Jan. 9, after earlier shutting off internet and phone access across the country.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took aim at President Donald Trump in a series of posts on X, accusing him of having Iranian blood on his hands.

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