The #Iranian regime has adopted what increasingly resembles a counter-insurgency approach rather than a counter-protest one to manage the ongoing unrest. Read today’s update on #IranProtests from CTP and @TheStudyofWar. criticalthreats.org/analysis/iran-… 1/6 
At least 16 protests took place in 12 cities across eight provinces in #Iran. 2/6
Security forces are conducting a brutal crackdown in #Javanroud, #Kermanshah Province. Security forces have isolated Javanroud, blocking major roads into the city, and shot live ammunition and nerve gas at protesters. 3/6
The regime has expanded its internet and telecommunications disruptions, limiting the amount of open-source information available on the situations in northwestern and western #Iran. 4/6
Several dozen Sunni clerics and religious leaders in #Kurdistan Province issued a video statement expressing support for the protesters. 5/6
Supreme Leader Military Adviser IRGC Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi warned that protests will continue unless the regime addresses the people’s frustrations. 6/6
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