From Fox News, December 29:
Nationwide strikes shut down major commercial hubs, including Grand Bazaar as unrest spreads to Mashhad
Protests escalated across Iran on Monday as demonstrators confronted security forces in Tehran and Mashhad, with authorities deploying tear gas amid strikes and street clashes, according to reports.
An Iranian opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran, reported that a large crowd of demonstrators marched along Jomhouri (Republic) Street before moving into nearby areas, including Naser Khosrow Street and Istanbul Square in Tehran.
Central parts of Tehran turned into flashpoints as protesters and regime security forces engaged in running street clashes near major government and commercial areas.
Police units fired tear gas and used batons to break up crowds in the city center, according to accounts from the scene....
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Iran International is liveblogging:
Protests spread across Iran for a third day, with universities and commercial districts emerging as key hubs amid a widening strike by shopkeepers in Tehran and other cities.
Security forces cracked down on demonstrations, with multiple arrests reported, students detained, and the use of live fire and tear gas in several locations. One student was severely injured in Tehran.
Protest slogans escalated beyond economic grievances, targeting clerical rule and the Supreme Leader, while some demonstrators called for regime change and a return to the Pahlavi era.
Officials acknowledged mounting public pressure, with the president calling for dialogue with protesters, while authorities ordered widespread provincial shutdowns citing cold weather and energy constraints.
Video: 'Death to Khamenei' chanted during Farsan protests
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We found II to be a very straightforward source when Natanz and Iran's other nuke sites were bombed last summer.
On our little blog, most recently, it was just an out-the-door headline to exit December 15's Iran by Slavoj Žižek: "When Communism Is the Only Option":
And from the AP via the Times of Israel, December 15:
Iran’s rial currency plummets to new low, sparking fears of higher food prices
