The continued public absence of #Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali #Khamenei may be hindering regime officials’ efforts to develop a coherent response to the ongoing, anti-regime protests. Read today’s update from @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar. criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… 1/7
Anti-regime protests decreased in number across Iran but were significantly more violent in #Tehran. Regime security forces brutally suppressed anti-regime protests at the #SharifUniversity of Technology in Tehran on October 2. 2/7
Social media rumors claimed that state security services are facing significant bandwidth constraints in West Azerbaijan and Kurdistan provinces. 3/7
#Iran’s Iraqi proxies are attempting to decouple anti-corruption Tishreen movement protests from Iraqi nationalists’ anti-Iran sentiments. 4/7
Solidarity protests against the Iranian regime spread to #Lebanon. 5/7
The regime could escalate significantly against the protesters in Najaf Abad if they expand further. 6/7
The #IRGC attacked anti-regime Kurdish militia positions in Iraqi Kurdistan for the seventh consecutive day. 7/7

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