Anti-regime protests in #Iran occurred in at least 17 cities in 14 provinces on October 4, primarily around universities and high schools. Read today’s update from @criticalthreats and @TheStudyofWar. criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… 1/4
Senior #Iranian political and security officials overwhelmingly echoed Supreme Leader Ali #Khamenei’s hard line on the protests. 2/4
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (#IRGC) continued attacking anti-regime Kurdish militant positions in Iraqi Kurdistan for the ninth consecutive day. 3/4
Lebanese #Hezbollah promoted a conspiracy theory alleging Mahsa Amini committed suicide to trigger civil unrest in #Iran. 4/4

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