Iran news in brief, November 18, 2019 At Least 5,200 Women Took Part in 3 Days of Iran Protests in 100 Cities
Despite massive and brutal crackdown on Iran protests, the people of Iran spread their protests to over 100 cities all across the country, according to state media. The state-run Fars news agency in Iran, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, published a report based on “the primary estimates and evaluations of an intelligence agency.” The report estimated that a total of 87,400 protesters had poured to the streets, “5200 of whom were women.” The IRGC news agency said the scale of the protests were “more extensive and more destructive” compared to the uprising in December 2017-January 2018.
Protests Continue in Iran on Sunday as Khamenei Backs Gas Price Hikes
Recent nationwide protesters in Iran are targeting the regime in its entirety. In their slogans the people are targeting the Iranian regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and the Revolutionary Guards as the source of all their miseries.
Khamenei voiced deep concerns on Sunday over the escalating uprising now spreading to over 100 cities checkered throughout the country. Protesters have destroyed 101 regime centers in various locations. Security forces have killed at least 27 protesters in clashes with demonstrators.
Linking the recent protests to the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran he said, “On social media and other platforms they are constantly encouraging people into these protests.” The mullahs’ top figure also backed the regime’s recent decision to increase fuel prices by up to threefold, making it crystal clear the decision has his blessing and there is no intention to listen to the Iranian people’s demands.
The Nationwide Protests Continues Across Iran
On Sunday, the people and youths in Tehran have staged demonstrations in different parts of Tehran, including Tehran Pars, Tehran Sar, Enghelab Street and Square, Tehran University, Mossadeq Avenue, Lalehzar, Aryashahr, Khashani Street, and Mahallati and Niayesh expressways.
In some areas of the capital, the people used rocks and sticks to confront the suppressive forces and blocked many streets.
Anti-regime protests have erupted across Iran, with chants of "Death to the dictator," after the regime tripled the price of gasoline. The protests, which began on Friday, November 15, are continuing despite a major crackdown by the authorities. The 'Resistance Units' of the main Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran are coordinating much of the protests and sending out footage from the scene. We will be updating this page live with the latest reports of the protests in Iran.
European Politician: Europe Must Open a New Chapter on Iran
The European Union's incoming foreign affairs chief must persuade the bloc to cast aside Europe's failed policy of appeasement of Iran's religious dictatorship and support the Iranian people in their quest to oust their tyrannical rulers, former European lawmaker Struan Stevenson writes in the United Press International.
"The former foreign minister from Spain, Josep Borrell, will shortly take on the role of high representative for foreign affairs and security policy in the European Union. He faces a Herculean task, particularly in the Middle East, where popular uprisings are raging across Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon and U.S. President Donald Trump's unilateral withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal has created a policy vacuum," Stevenson wrote.
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