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Oct 20 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
#IranProtests have subsided in extent and scale in recent days but may increase on October 20 and 26. Here’s what else you need to know today from CTP and @TheStudyofWar’s daily Iran Crisis Update: criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-…
Anti-regime groups called for protests on October 26, which will mark 40 days since #MahsaAmini’s death. Iranians commonly hold a commemoration on the 40th day after a person’s death and protest organizations may seek to use this date to reignite demonstrations.
The #IRGC continued to threaten #Azerbaijan militarily for allegedly hosting #Israeli intelligence agents on October 19.
Supreme Leader Ali #Khamenei gave a speech praising Iranian academics in a meeting with Iranian university science students and faculty members on October 19.

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