Wapack Labs analysts have been monitoring the recent demonstrations in Iran involving discontent toward the Islamic Republic seated in the aftermath of the 1979 Revolution. Iranian dissidents and activists took to the streets by the thousands, chanting slogans like “We don’t want an Islamic Republic” and “Death to the dictator”, as they tore down pictures of Supreme Leader Khamenei and set fire to the Governor’s office. Protests began in the second most populous city in Iran, Mashhad, built centered on the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza, which remains a place for religious pilgrimage. By day two, the protests, with the help of the instant messaging service ‘Telegram’, gained momentum reaching the very western city of Kermanshah. As the Iranian government took steps to block media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Telegram, the third day of protests had already spread from the northern city of Tabriz to the southern port city of Bandar Abbas...READ MORE
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