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Since 1989, [[Ali Khamenei]] has ruled Iran as Supreme Leader, making him the second-longest serving [[head of state]] in the Middle East (after Oman's [[Sultan Qaboos]]), as well as the second-longest serving Iranian leader of the last century, after Shah [[Mohammed Reza Pahlavi]].<ref name="Primer">{{cite web|url=http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/supreme-leader|title=The Supreme Leader - The Iran Primer|accessdate=1 July 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630220905/http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/supreme-leader|archivedate=30 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Iranian president has little power compared to Khamenei.<ref name=ReutersMore/>
Since 1989, [[Ali Khamenei]] has ruled Iran as Supreme Leader, making him the second-longest serving [[head of state]] in the Middle East (after Oman's [[Sultan Qaboos]]), as well as the second-longest serving Iranian leader of the last century, after Shah [[Mohammed Reza Pahlavi]].<ref name="Primer">{{cite web|url=http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/supreme-leader|title=The Supreme Leader - The Iran Primer|accessdate=1 July 2016|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630220905/http://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/supreme-leader|archivedate=30 June 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Iranian president has little power compared to Khamenei.<ref name=ReutersMore/>


In 2006, following international concerns regarding the government's [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear program]], a comprehensive, [[Sanctions against Iran|international sanctions regime]] was imposed on Iran. In 2015, Iran [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|negotiated a deal]] with the great powers of the world in exchange for economic relief. Many Iranians hoped relief from sanctions would result in economic prosperity; however, benefits have not reached the average Iranian.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-iran-protests-20171230-story.html Economic protests in Tehran continue to challenge Iran's government] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230185509/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-iran-protests-20171230-story.html |date=30 December 2017 }}</ref> Instead, the benefit from sanctions relief mostly went to state firms and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's own "private financial empire",<ref name=SetadWins>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-setad-sanctions-exclusive/exclusive-khameneis-business-empire-gains-from-iran-sanctions-relief-idUSBREA0L1CO20140122|title=Exclusive: Khamenei's business empire gains from Iran sanctions relief|agency=[[Reuters]]|author=Steve Stecklow, Babak Dehghanpisheh|date=22 January 2014|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=Panah>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/opinions/iran-protest-motivation-opinion-panah/index.html|title=Listen to what Iran protesters are really saying|agency=CNN|author=Hamid Yazdan Panah|date=3 January 2018|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref>, estimated at $95 billion in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/investigates/iran/|title=Reuters Investigates - Assets of the Ayatollah|website=Reuters|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=StephensOpinion>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/opinion/finding-the-way-forward-on-iran.html|title=Opinion - Finding the Way Forward on Iran|first=Bret|last=Stephens|date=6 January 2018|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106033146/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/opinion/finding-the-way-forward-on-iran.html|archivedate=6 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>, while in late 2017 an estimated 33% of Iranians lived in poverty and the gap between the rich and poor had increased greatly.<ref name=Panah/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://iran-hrm.com/index.php/2017/11/05/iran-plagued-poverty-drought/|title=Iran, plagued with poverty and drought|agency=Iran Human Rights Monitor|date=5 November 2017|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref> Recent economic hardships have appeared to incite economic protests and shine light on government corruption.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iran-protesters-decry-economic-mismanagement-but_us_5a457b28e4b06cd2bd03defa Iran: Protesters Decry Economic Mismanagement, But Also Express Broader Frustrations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231050936/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iran-protesters-decry-economic-mismanagement-but_us_5a457b28e4b06cd2bd03defa|date=31 December 2017}}</ref>
In 2006, following international concerns regarding the government's [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear program]], a comprehensive, [[Sanctions against Iran|international sanctions regime]] was imposed on Iran. In 2015, Iran [[Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action|negotiated a deal]] with the great powers of the world in exchange for economic relief. Many Iranians hoped relief from sanctions would result in economic prosperity; however, benefits have not reached the average Iranian.<ref>[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-iran-protests-20171230-story.html Economic protests in Tehran continue to challenge Iran's government] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230185509/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-iran-protests-20171230-story.html |date=30 December 2017 }}</ref> Instead, the benefit from sanctions relief mostly went to state firms and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's own "private financial empire",<ref name=SetadWins>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-setad-sanctions-exclusive/exclusive-khameneis-business-empire-gains-from-iran-sanctions-relief-idUSBREA0L1CO20140122|title=Exclusive: Khamenei's business empire gains from Iran sanctions relief|agency=[[Reuters]]|author=Steve Stecklow, Babak Dehghanpisheh|date=22 January 2014|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=Panah>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/03/opinions/iran-protest-motivation-opinion-panah/index.html|title=Listen to what Iran protesters are really saying|agency=CNN|author=Hamid Yazdan Panah|date=3 January 2018|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref>, estimated at $95 billion in 2013<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/investigates/iran/|title=Reuters Investigates - Assets of the Ayatollah|website=Reuters|access-date=8 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=StephensOpinion>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/opinion/finding-the-way-forward-on-iran.html|title=Opinion - Finding the Way Forward on Iran|first=Bret|last=Stephens|date=6 January 2018|publisher=|via=NYTimes.com|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106033146/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/opinion/finding-the-way-forward-on-iran.html|archivedate=6 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>, while in late 2017 an estimated 33% of Iranians lived in poverty and the gap between the rich and poor had increased greatly.<ref name=Panah/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://iran-hrm.com/index.php/2017/11/05/iran-plagued-poverty-drought/|title=Iran, plagued with poverty and drought|agency=Iran Human Rights Monitor|date=5 November 2017|accessdate=14 January 2018}}</ref> [[CNN]]'s Hamid Panah argued that these distributional developments in the economy helped stoke the protests.<ref name=Panah/> Recent economic hardships have appeared to incite economic protests and shine light on government corruption.<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iran-protesters-decry-economic-mismanagement-but_us_5a457b28e4b06cd2bd03defa Iran: Protesters Decry Economic Mismanagement, But Also Express Broader Frustrations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231050936/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/iran-protesters-decry-economic-mismanagement-but_us_5a457b28e4b06cd2bd03defa|date=31 December 2017}}</ref>


{{quote|The initial spark for the protests was a sudden jump in food prices. It is believed that hard-line opponents of Rouhani instigated the first demonstrations in the conservative city of Mashhad in eastern Iran, trying to direct public anger at the president. But as protests spread from town to town, the backlash turned against the entire ruling class.|[[Associated Press]], 6 January<ref name=dim/>}}
{{quote|The initial spark for the protests was a sudden jump in food prices. It is believed that hard-line opponents of Rouhani instigated the first demonstrations in the conservative city of Mashhad in eastern Iran, trying to direct public anger at the president. But as protests spread from town to town, the backlash turned against the entire ruling class.|[[Associated Press]], 6 January<ref name=dim/>}}

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2017–18 Iranian protests
Protests in City Theater of Tehran, 30 December 2017
Date28 December 2017 (2017-12-28) – ongoing (6 years, 10 months and 1 week)
Location
Iran
Caused by
Goals
MethodsDemonstrations, riots, civil disobedience
StatusOngoing
Parties
Protesters

Government of Iran

Pro-government demonstrators
Lead figures

No known leaders

Number
Tens of thousands inside Iran.[12]
Thousands of Iranian expatriates outside Iran.[13][7]
Tens of thousands of Basij forces, police, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Intelligence Ministry.[14]
Casualties
Death(s)23 protesters[15][16]
1 police[17][18]
ArrestedAt least 3,700,[19][20] up to 6 detainees reported to have died in custody[21][22][23]

A series of public protests occurred in various cities throughout Iran beginning on 28 December 2017 and continuing into January 2018. The first protest took place in Mashhad, Iran's second-largest city by population, initially focused on the economic policies of the country's government; however, as protests spread throughout the country, their scope has expanded to include political opposition to the theocratic regime of Iran and its longtime Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.[24] According to the Washington Post[25], January 3, Protesters' chants and attacks on government buildings upended a system that had little tolerance for dissent, with some demonstrators even shouting “Death to the dictator!” — referring to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei — and asking security forces to join them, The Post's Erin Cunningham reported.

The protests mark the most intense domestic challenge to the Iranian government since the 2009 presidential election protests.[26] However, these protests differ from the Green movement in participants, causes, goals, and chants.[27][28] While some analysts suggest the protests are a result of unfavorable economic policies adopted by the administration of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, others say that dissatisfaction with the theocratic regime and the Supreme Leader are the actual causes of the unrest.[2][29][30] Rouhani acknowledged on 8 January 2018 that "people had economic, political and social demands".[9][31][32]

According to Iranian authorities, protests turned violent in some parts of the country, and Iranian state television reported that the protesters attacked police stations and military personnel and installations, and started fires.[33][34] As of 2 January 2018, at least twenty-one protesters and two security force members have been killed. Additionally, 3,700 demonstrators have been arrested.[19][20][35][17] On 5 January 2018, four special rapporteurs of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged the Iranian government to acknowledge and respect rights of protesters and end its blocking of the Internet.[36]

In a backlash against the protests, thousands of government supporters staged pro-government rallies in more than a dozen cities across Iran.[37]

Background

The current regime of Iran came into power following the 1979 Iranian Revolution which saw the Pahlavi dynasty overthrown in favor of a theocratic Islamic Republic led by Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini.[38][39]

Since 1989, Ali Khamenei has ruled Iran as Supreme Leader, making him the second-longest serving head of state in the Middle East (after Oman's Sultan Qaboos), as well as the second-longest serving Iranian leader of the last century, after Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi.[40] The Iranian president has little power compared to Khamenei.[9]

In 2006, following international concerns regarding the government's nuclear program, a comprehensive, international sanctions regime was imposed on Iran. In 2015, Iran negotiated a deal with the great powers of the world in exchange for economic relief. Many Iranians hoped relief from sanctions would result in economic prosperity; however, benefits have not reached the average Iranian.[41] Instead, the benefit from sanctions relief mostly went to state firms and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's own "private financial empire",[42][43], estimated at $95 billion in 2013[44][45], while in late 2017 an estimated 33% of Iranians lived in poverty and the gap between the rich and poor had increased greatly.[43][46] CNN's Hamid Panah argued that these distributional developments in the economy helped stoke the protests.[43] Recent economic hardships have appeared to incite economic protests and shine light on government corruption.[47]

The initial spark for the protests was a sudden jump in food prices. It is believed that hard-line opponents of Rouhani instigated the first demonstrations in the conservative city of Mashhad in eastern Iran, trying to direct public anger at the president. But as protests spread from town to town, the backlash turned against the entire ruling class.

— Associated Press, 6 January[48]

In order to deflect criticism about the economy, Rouhani had been complaining for several weeks about government money going to religious institutions, which are seen as the power-base of the hard-liners; according to international media reports, analysts believe that hard-liners started the protests as a means to embarrass Rouhani.[49]

Protesters registered their opposition to cuts to fuel and cash subsidies, contained in the 2018 budget proposal unveiled in mid-December, which caused widespread anger, with the hashtag #pashimanam ("we regret" [i.e. we regret our vote for Rouhani]) going viral across the country.[50] The generous government funding of the Revolutionary Guards remained unaffected,[51] and there were large increases for religious foundations, which are not required to declare how they spend their funds, and are "tied closely to powerful clerics and often serve as machines for patronage and propaganda to build support for their authority."[48]

The 2017-18 events are the largest protest in Iran since the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests.[26]

Timeline

Cities by day first affected by protests:
  Red: 28 December
  Orange: 29 December
  Yellow: 30 December

The demonstrations were started by crowds protesting across Iran, including in Mashhad, the second-most populous city. Protests spread to over 70 towns and cities,[52] including Neyshabour, Kashan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kashmar, Rasht, Esfahan, Arak, Bandar Abbas, Ardabil, Qazvin, Hamedan, Sari, Babol, Amol, Shahinshahr, Shahrekord, Shiraz, Khorramabad, Zanjan, Gorgan, Zahedan, Urmia, Dorud, Yazd and Shahroud.[53]

In some demonstrations, protestors provocatively chanted "Reza Shah, bless your soul", a reference to Reza Shah, the leader of Iran during 1925–41 and founder of the Pahlavi dynasty that was deposed in the 1979 revolution that led to establishment of the current government.[54][55][56][57] Protestors also shouted slogans praising the (deceased) deposed shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi,[58] and his son and former heir-apparent, the exiled Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran. The protesters called for Khamenei to step down,[3][55] as well as tore down[5] and set fire to posters of Khamenei in Tehran. Protesters also shouted: "Khamenei, shame on you, leave the country alone!"[55] and "death to the dictator".[6] Protesters also chanted "People are paupers while the mullahs live like gods."[59]

28 December

The protests in Iran erupted on 28 December 2017. Several crowds were seen protesting across Iran, including in Mashhad, the second most populous city, as well as a several hundred person protest in Tehran, the capital. There were also protests in Neyshabour, Kashmar, Yazd and Shahroud.[53] The protests were allegedly organised on social media messaging apps. Crowds were seen chanting "We don't want an Islamic Republic!", "death to Rouhani", as well as "death to the dictator".[60]

The protests were initially for economic woes, against the high price of goods and commodities, but has "quickly changed" to protesting Iranian involvement in the Middle East, as well as the government itself.[53][60][61][62][56][excessive citations]

29 December

Demonstrations continued on Friday past sunset. Protests spread to several major cities including Rasht, Isfahan, Ahvaz, Qom, Sari, Zahedan, and Qazvin.[63] A small number of people were arrested in Tehran.[64]

30 December

On 30 December the protests escalated, as three were killed and others wounded in shooting by Revolutionary Guards during night protests in central Iran.[65] As Saturday coincided with the anniversary of 30 December 2009 pro-government rally in Iran, some 4000 people attended a pro-government rally in Tehran.[66] According to state television, pro-government rallies were held in 1200 towns and cities in all.[67] At the same time, anti-government riots spread to Tehran for the first time, where students in Tehran University chanted anti-government slogans before getting dispersed by riot police.[67] Posters of Khamenei were torn down at Tehran University.[5] Internet access was shut down in parts of the country, including many areas in Tehran.[68]

31 December

Iran's interior minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli warned that those who "disrupt the order and break the law must be responsible for their behavior and pay the price". Rahmani Fazli said in a statement on state television that "fear and terror will definitely be confronted."[69] VOA Persian's service identified the victims as Hamzeh Lashni and Hossein Reshno after a reporter spoke to the victims' families.[69]

Anti-government protests continued for a fourth day. Some scattered demonstrations in Tehran and families of arrested protesters gathering outside Evin prison.[69] 200 people were arrested in Tehran on Sunday, and another 10 were arrested in West Azerbaijan province.[70]

Rouhani, in his first comments after days of anti-government demonstrations said people have the right to protest but stressed violence, vandalism and inflammatory political slogans must be avoided as these only worsen the conditions of the people.[69]

According to Iran's State media accounts, which could not be confirmed by independent sources, some armed demonstrators tried to take control of police stations and military bases but were repulsed by security forces.[71] It was confirmed that 10 people had been killed during clashes Sunday night.[72]

1 January

Protests continued on Monday in Tehran and other cities throughout the country.[73] State media reported that one member of the government security forces was shot and killed during protests on 1 January.[18]

2 January

Clashes overnight between protesters and security forces killed nine people. State television reported that six of these deaths occurred after rioters tried to storm a police station in Qahdarijan with the intention of stealing weapons.[74] Additionally, an 11-year-old boy and a 20-year-old man were killed in the town of Khomeinishahr, and a Revolutionary Guard member was killed in Najafabad. All three were killed with hunting rifles.[17] 550 people had been arrested since the start of protests.[35][75] 90 percent of those arrested are younger than 25 years old.[76][77]

3 January

Protests chants against Khamenei in beside of Iran's embassy at Geneva.

On 3 January, there were sporadic demonstrations throughout Iran. In the city of Malayer demonstrations started after sundown and their chants targeted the Supreme Leader. Videos online also showed demonstrations in the northern city of Noshahr, with protesters shouting "death to the dictator".[7][8] Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, dispatched forces to the provinces of Hamadan, Isfahan and Lorestan, but he later stated that "the sedition" and the number of protestors was around 1500 in individual locations and around 15,000 nationwide.[78][8]

4 January

According to an Iranian intelligence ministry announcement on 4 January, three IRGC members were killed dismantling an anti-government "terrorist cell" in northwestern city of Piranshar. Per IRGC, the "terrorist cell", which possessed weapons and explosives, was said to have been assigned with bombings and murder of innocents in Iran in order to escalate the unrest.[79][80] On Thursday, 4 January, anti–government demonstrations were held in the cities of Sanandaj, Bukan, Kamyaran, Dezful, Ahvaz and Rasht.[81]

5 January

UN human rights experts urged Iran to respect rights of protesters, and end the Internet crackdown.[36]

7 January

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard said that Iran's people and security forces, including the Basij, police, and Intelligence Ministry, had defeated the unrest. The IRGC said the United States, Britain, Israel, Saudi Arabia, People's Mujahedin of Iran, and monarchists were responsible for the unrest. For the fifth day, staged rallies were held against the anti-government protests.[82] However, according to an article in The Wall Street Journal, signs of unrest remain, with dozens of videos circulating in social media showing the burning of government documents.[83]

According to a report in Al-Quds Al-Arabi, former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may have been arrested in Iran and kept under house arrest with the approval of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, for "inciting violence", after he criticized the current government of Iran during the protests.[14][84]

Sina Ghanbari, a 23-year-old man arrested during the protests, was reported to have died at Evin prison from unspecified causes.[16] Iranian MP Tayebeh Siavoshi said the protester committed suicide in prison.[85]

Some 2,000 protesters in Westwood, California, rallied in support of the protesters in Iran.[13]

Pro-government rallies

The protests coincided with the annual rally commemorating the 9 Dey rally, 4,000 people attended to support the government.[66][86][87][66]

On 3 January, thousands of counter protesters marched in pro-government rallies which were broadcast on national television,[88] with many holding government-distributed placards and some people chanting slogans in support of Khamenei[89] and against alleged US involvement in the unrest.[90] According to the Washington Post, the rallies appeared like "state-organized gatherings",[91] while the Revolutionary Guards-affiliated Fars news agency described them as "the revolutionary outburst of Iranian people against lawbreakers".[88]

Staged pro-government rallies continued in the following days in several Iranian cities.[92]

  • pro-government rally in Qom, 3 January 2018
    pro-government rally in Qom, 3 January 2018
  • pro-government rally in Hamedan, 3 January 2018
    pro-government rally in Hamedan, 3 January 2018
  • pro-government rally in Ahvaz, 3 January 2018
    pro-government rally in Ahvaz, 3 January 2018

Demonstrations outside of Iran

On 3 January, Iranians living outside of Iran staged demonstrations in support of the protests in Iran. These rallies took place in cities such as Stockholm, Athens, Bern, and Cologne.[7] On 7 January, thousands of demonstrators holding placards with pictures of Reza Pahlavi II marched in Los Angeles, home to a large Iranian expatriate community, to show support for anti-regime protests in Iran.[13][93]

Casualties

In the first four days of protests, 12 protesters were killed in clashes with security forces.[72] On 1 January, state media reported the death of a security force member in Tehran, after he was shot with a hunting rifle.[18] As of 2 January, a total of 21 protesters have been killed. State television reported that six were killed following a failed raid on a police station.[74] Included among the dead are five people in Qahderijan and six in Tuyserkan.[59]

On 9 January 2018, The Guardian and Amnesty reported that 3 detainees had died while in custody in Tehran's Evin Prison.[21][22] Amnesty reported a further two detainees having died in custody in Arak and Dezfoul respectively.[22] Iranian judiciary officials confirmed the Arak death and one Evin death, and said that the deaths were suicides.[94] The local prosecutor in Arak told the Mizan news agency that video footage, which was not released, showed the dead protester stabbing himself with a knife.[95]

Many Iranians, including a number of lawmakers, have called into question the declaration by Iranian authorities that two deaths in custody were "suicides" and than another death was a "terrorist" who died in clashes with security forces. According to ISNA, a group of lawmakers called for an investigation into these deaths saying relatives and eyewitnesses had questioned the official line.[96]

Torture

According to Fox News, hundreds of protesters, including family members of detainees, protested outside of Evin Prison demanding information on their loved ones who according to the protesters were being tortured inside.[97] Reza Shafiee, a member of NCRI, writing in Al-Arabiya, said that the Iranian regime reported detainee numbers are understated and torture methods applied to them may mirror those used in 2009 that allegedly included the systematic rape of detainees.[98] The United State's White House has called reports of torture and death in prison as "disturbing".[99]

Damage to public property

File:Around Ferdowsi sq, Tehran - 30 December 2017.jpg
Damage to the public property amid the protests in Tehran.

On 30 December 2017, Tasnim News Agency reported that fifty protesters damaged BRT stations and broke the handrails in Ferdowsi square, Tehran.[100] According to the report of the Tehran mayor, Mohammad Ali Najafi, the damage to the public properties in Tehran "was not that serious" and only some of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stations and a number of garbage cans have been burned.[101]

The Washington Post reported that in some cases protesters had attacked police stations and government buildings.[102] The Islamic Republic News Agency said that weapons and police's uniform among protesters were taken into custody by Iranian security guards.[103]

Government response

English banned in primary school

Iran banned the teaching of English in primary school after the mass protests. Khamenei had previously claimed that it paved the way for "cultural invasion" of Western values.[104][105]

Media censorship

Further information: Censorship in Iran

In statements by the Iranian Minister of Interior Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, he said that the improper use of social media was "causing violence and fear", further stating that "such behavior will be smashed".[106] Iranian state news channel Islamic Republic of Iran News Network was banned from covering the protests.[107]

Internet

Further information: Internet censorship in Iran

In some regions, Iran's internet service providers, which are either directly owned by or closely tied to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, which reports directly to the Supreme Leader of Iran, have blocked internet access in several cities as protests continue.[108] Previously, several satellite networks in Iran were jammed, and internet and telephone in some areas were cut.[109] VPNs, which had offered a backdoor to the internet, were also turned off.[50]

According to OpenDNS's BGP Stream, on 1 January 2018 Iran's internet traffic dropped close to 50%.[110][111] Meanwhile, the number of Iranians making use of TOR has increased significantly during the protests.[112]

Telegram

Messaging service Telegram played a major role in spreading news about the protests.[113]

On 30 December, the Iranian government requested the closing of a Telegram channel operated by Roohollah Zam which called for use of handmade explosives against the security forces. The request was honored by Telegram, and its CEO Pavel Durov received criticism for complying with the request. The channel was reinstated on the next day after the admin who published the post calling for violence was dismissed.[114] On 31 December, Iranian government blocked access to Telegram after it refused to ban another channel.[115] Telegram CEO Pavel Durov tweeted that "Iranian authorities are blocking access to Telegram for the majority of Iranians after our public refusal to shut down telegram.me/sedaiemardom and other peacefully protesting channels."[116]

The government lifted restrictions on Telegram on 13 January 2018.[117][118]

Instagram

Iran blocked Instagram on 31 December 2017.[119][120][121] The access was restored on 6 January 2018.[122]

Twitter

Both the Supreme Leader and the foreign minister posted messages regarding the protests on Twitter. However, Twitter remains banned for the general public in Iran.[citation needed]

Media coverage

Reports by independent media organizations in Iran was restricted.[106] However, Iran's state media covered Rouhani's comments about the protests which said "people have the right to criticize" but the authorities would not tolerate antisocial behavior and that criticism is "different from violence and destroying public properties".[123]

Analyst opinions

Iranian author Majid Mohammadi posits three causes for the protests: government corruption, economic hardships, and religious authoritarianism. In his opinion, religious authoritarianism is the most salient target of the protests since protesters have come to believe that the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist is bent on preserving the status-quo and not susceptible to reform.[124]

According to Trita Parsi, the founder and current president of the National Iranian American Council, the main participants in these protests are different from those involved in the 2009 Iranian presidential election protests. Parsi suggests that the protesters are mainly those disillusioned with the Iranian reform movement or who never supported it. He said Iranian Reformists have been surprised by these protests and have not come out in support of the protestors.[28]

According to Scott Waldman, climate change may have helped spark the protests as Iran has been suffering from a cycle of severe droughts from the 1990s, suffers from dust storms, and mismanaged water resources. The rising temperatures may be an underlying cause for economic difficulties that led to the protests.[125]

American journalist and political commentator Bret Stephens wrote that "real democracies don't live in fear of their own people", referring to the crackdown on protesters, and the Internet. He said that one of the reasons the protesters were calling for Khamenei to step down was frustration over his control of a financial organisation called "Setad" that was worth at least $95 billion in 2013 (according to a report from Reuters).[45][126][127]

Reactions

National

  • Khamenei blamed the enemies of the Islamic Republic for the unrest, saying, "In the events of the past few days, the enemies of Iran are deploying every means at their disposal including money, arms and political and intelligence support to coordinate making troubles for the Islamic establishment".[128]
  • Rouhani phoned French president Emmanuel Macron to ask him to act against the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (People's Mujahedin of Iran), an exiled Iranian opposition group based in Paris, and accused them of fomenting the recent unrest.[129]
  • Rouhani stated that Iranian people have an inalienable right to express their criticism about their country's problems, adding that protests should not be expressed in a manner that makes people feel their lives and the revolution have been threatened. He asked security forces to avoid the use of violence "as they did so far". In reference to US President Trump's expression of support for the protestors he said, "this man in the US who pretends to have sympathy for our people today should keep in mind that he was the one who called the Iranian nation terrorists months ago. This man who is against Iranians wholeheartedly has no right to feel sympathy for the people of Iran.”[130]
  • Iranian foreign ministry's spokesman, Bahram Qassemi, responded to Trump's tweets saying "the Iranian people do not tolerate the opportunistic and hypocritical slogans of US officials", and "the constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran establishes democratic structures for legal protection of the civil rights of the people and the possibility of pursuing these demands within the framework of the law is fully possible".[131][132]
  • Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said that the US, UK and Saudi Arabia were inciting riots by their use of hashtags and social media campaigns.[133]
  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement and pledged that the organization will closely observe "future acts of sedition" and "in supporting the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist, will allow no harm to be inflicted upon the country".[134]
  • Former Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hamid Reza Asefi, said Saudi Arabia is seeking to exploit and misuse of what he termed "civil rallies and freedom of expression" and claimed that Saudi regime is trying to incite chaos in Iran for their own political ends. He said Iranian people and the government would never let the Saudi government or any other country to take advantage of the protests and even interfere in Iran's domestic issues. He further said the protests are not being held against the government but against economic problems.[135]
  • Farah Pahlavi, the exiled widow of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the former shah of Iran, responded in support of the protests on her Instagram and Facebook accounts, and Reza Pahlavi II, the son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Farah Pahlavi, posted a supportive message on his Telegram channel on the second day of the protests.[131][132]
  • Judiciary Chief Sadeq Larijani ordered prosecutors and law enforcement to take serious measures against rioters and vandals, warning they would be punished firmly.[136]

International

File:Iranians gather in front of the Islamic Republic of Iran embassy in Berlin to accompany protests in Iran - Jan 2, 2018 (cropped).jpg
Some Iranian expats gather in front of the Islamic Republic embassy in Berlin to protest, holding the flag of the pre-revolution era, 2 January 2018
  •  Israel – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the protesters as "heroic" in their "noble quest for freedom".[137][138] He added, "I heard today Iran's President [Hassan] Rouhani's claim that Israel is behind the protests in Iran. It's not only false. It's laughable. And unlike Rouhani, I will not insult the Iranian people. They deserve better."[137][138]
  •  Russia – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated that the mass unrest in Iran is an internal affair of the nation and hoped that the crisis will evolve without any bloodshed and violence. He also emphasized that any foreign interference in internal affairs of Iran that may destabilize the situation is unacceptable.[139]
  •  Turkey – Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said "We believe it is necessary to avoid violence and not succumb to provocations", concerning the reports of people dying and vandalization of public buildings in Iran. He also hoped that foreign interventions would be avoided.[140] Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of Turkey, condemned the US and Israel for interference in the internal affairs of Iran.[141]
  •  United Kingdom – Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Boris Johnson tweeted that he's "watching events in Iran with concern" and emphasized citizens' right to peaceful demonstrations.[142]
  •  France – French president Emmanuel Macron criticised America and its Middle Eastern allies for loudly supporting the protesters,[143] on January 3rd saying that "The official line pursued by the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia, who are our allies in many ways, is almost one that would lead us to war."[141]
  •  EU – After nearly a week of silence, European Union foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini called for restraint.[143]
  •  United States –
    • United States President Donald Trump posted a series of comments on his Twitter account at the end of December, including saying "Many reports of peaceful protests by Iranian citizens fed up with regime's corruption & its squandering of the nation's wealth to fund terrorism abroad. Iranian govt should respect their people's rights, including right to express themselves. The world is watching! #IranProtest".[144][145]
    • Elliott Abrams, a former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Regan administration, criticized The New York Times on 31 December for what he said was misleading coverage of Iran's protests. In his characterization, the news coverage diminishes the value of Iran's protests, limiting it to the economic sphere, while the slogans suggest that the political dimension of the demonstrations is also significant.[146]
    • Nikki Haley, the current American ambassador to the United Nations, criticized the Iranian government's response to the protests and expressed support for the protestors on 2 January, saying "This is the precise picture of a long oppressed people rising up against their dictators."[145]
    • Rex Tillerson said in a 5 January interview, "We are supportive of the Iranian people achieving their aspirations for a better quality of life, for greater freedom. We believe they deserve that, but it will be up to the Iranian people to manage that peaceful transition. We support that."[147]

Security Council Meeting

On Friday 5 January 2018,[148] following a request by Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., an emergency meeting was held at the UN Security Council regarding the violations of the human rights of the Iranian protesters.[149] According to Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, videos posted on social media platforms showed protesters being beaten, and government buildings, banks and religious centres burning. Over 1000 protesters were arrested.[148] Nikki Haley stated the events that happened during the previous week in Iran need the attention of the world.[149]

Although, the US overcame Russian attempts to block a UN security council discussion over the Iranian protests, it lost the Europeans support to act against Iran. While the UK, French and Germany agreed with the US on protection of the protesters rights, they used the debate to reject American efforts to make the protests an excuse for undermining the nuclear deal with Iran.[150] Particularly, French representative François Delattre stated that the event is not a threat to international peace and security and said "It is up to the Iranians, and to the Iranians alone, to pursue the path of peaceful dialogue."[149] China, Russia and some other nations considered the protests as internal issue or the human rights one which does not relate to the security council, as well.[148]

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