The Takeaway: US weighs options amid #Iran ’s protest crackdown
al-monitor.com/originals/2022… Elizabeth Hagedorn Andrew Parasiliti

Protest activity in #Iran increased on October 26. Today marks the 40th day since the regime killed #MahsaAmini . Critical Threats will release an updated map later today.

Esmaeel Mohebipour, Deputy governor of Fars Province for political, security affairs, says attack at #Shahcheragh shrine in #Shiraz was carried out by a young Bahraini.

Important language in the new GermanForeignOffice statement on Germany's Iran policy. The phrase 'existing sanctions regime' refers to US secondary sanctions—there are no EU sectoral sanctions on Iran. This statement could be read to mean that Germany is now on board with US sanctions.

More footages from the terrorist attack yesterday in a shrine in Shiraz, southern city of #Iran .

The Takeaway: US weighs options amid Iran’s protest crackdown    al-monitor.com/originals/2022… via Al-Monitor Andrew Parasiliti Elizabeth Hagedorn

'Comme toute nation, Israël n’est pas parfait, mais c’est une démocratie multiethnique dynamique avec une presse libre et régie par l’État de droit. Il représente une lueur d’espoir dans une région d’autocraties et d’extrémistes religieux' – Rishi Sunak middleeasteye.net/fr/actu-et-enq…

🗓️ Day 41, MA protests/rioting in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence:

26 OCT: ~7541 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Note: total does not include Saqqez cemetery march— visuals still being analyzed and will further update

📊 Bar chart ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/2 ⬇️

Continued:
• Largest turnout to date for current protest period, surpassing 21 SEP in numbers & entries
• University total nearly equals high set on 01 OCT
• Further analysis, amendment forthcoming

🗒️ Data sheet ⬇️
🧵 Thread 2/2 ⬆️

Parents outraged by latest actions to suppress protests, as students heckle government official in Iran al-monitor.com/originals/2022…

The protests in #Iran that started in mid-September over the death of a young woman in police custody have spread to universities, which have been a historic hotbed of unrest in the country during times of upheaval
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Iran's economic recovery, which began in early 2021, is fragile and a lot of things can derail it. But whereas the biggest problem for Iran's economy used to be the impact of inflation/sanctions on output, the bigger challenge is now the impact of inflation/sentiments on demand.

IRI's ForMin 3 days ago: 'The Americans are in a hurry' over a nuclear deal.

IRI's president today: The Americans are 'dragging their feet' over a nuclear deal.

Completely contradictory, and somehow still both entirely incorrect.

Basically, half the women in Tehran are walking around without headscarves these days. Has the nation crumbled? Has God smited us? I dont feel smited. So maybe these conservatives can stop pretending this is the cornerstone of our faith and social order.

If sanctions were snapped back, the resultant economic impact on Iran would likely be marginal, since Tehran already faces an array of U.S. secondary sanctions that are far more comprehensive and damaging than what is outlined in past Security Council resolutions.

Few days ago Jaish Ul Adl announced a new wave of attacks againts iranian targets in Sistan Baluchistan.
#Iran

Prior to the Zahedan tragedy, campaigns gained momentum for protests against the alleged rape by a local police commander of a 15-year-old girl from the Sunni Balouch community in the city of Chabahar in the same province al-monitor.com/originals/2022…

An unwritten pact binding the US and Saudi Arabia has survived 15 presidents and 7 kings through an oil embargo, 2 Gulf wars and the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Now, it is fracturing under two leaders who don’t like or trust each other
| via Alexandra Allio De Corato
wsj.com/articles/u-s-s…