Thread by @aliostad

So that was it? The protests stopped?

While days 14 and 15 we had almost no protests, days 16 and 17 suddenly we saw some major protests again.

As I said, something has changed. With a little trigger or opportunity, people show their resentment.

Yesterday (day 16) was the last day of the Iranian football league with Perspolis winning the championship. The celebrations quickly turned to the scenes of protests in Tehran, Karaj, Qazvin, etc.

This is the scene with security forces clashing riding on motorbikes.

The tip of the slogans are directed towards the Supreme Leader in an unprecedented way.

Here they use a slur word, calling him a 'pimp'.

In Ahvaz yesterday, this is the picture of the Supreme Leader burning as it has been set alight.

And here, the familiar "Down with Dictator"

"So many years of atrocities, Down with the [Religious] Leadership"

And today, this was the gathering in front of the Tehran's city theatre.

"The country has no water, The killings continue."

The water continues to be the critical topic.

The farmers blew up [!?] the massive pipe carrying Isfahan's water to the dry province of Yazd.

This is the new normality where the civilians are taking the control after their continued protests are ignored.

Again as I said, we have entered a NEW PHASE. The oppression, shooting and arrests continue but the public do make sure to show to the state they had enough and the protests and the clashes by the security forces are becoming the NEW NORMAL.

Thanks for reading.