Fourth Day of Anti-Government Protests in January 2024; Expansion to More Cities and Increased Violence from Repressive Forces

On Wednesday, January 10, which marked the fourth day of nationwide protests in Iran, more cities witnessed the presence of protesters chanting slogans against the government. In cities such as Hamadan, Asadabad, Ramhormoz, Zahedan, Kermanshah, Nahavand, Kuhdasht, Khorramabad, Junqan, Shahr-e Kord, Isfahan, especially its leader, Fooladshahr, Tehran, and several other cities, people took to the streets and shouted slogans against the entirety of the Islamic Republic and especially its dictator, Ali Khamenei. In many of these cities, reports and images of gunfire from repressive forces have emerged, but there are still no confirmed reports of protesters being killed. One significant point on Wednesday was the dissemination of false news regarding the death of a teenager named 'Mahdi Samavati' in Fasa County, which created a significant wave on social media for hours, but the teenager himself denied this news. This incident led many to perceive it as a tactic by the Islamic Republic to undermine the impact of real news about killings in the coming days. They believe that the government manipulates the atmosphere in this way and disrupts news credibility. Students also had a strong presence in protests across various cities, similar to Tuesday, but in response, the government militarized the atmosphere of these educational centers. In some cases, students were arrested following attacks by government agents, including 'Seyra Karimi,' the secretary of the student council of the Faculty of Law and Political Science and a member of the overall student council of Tehran University, who was arrested on the same evening after security forces raided her home, and there is no information available about her location or condition. Tensions at Beheshti University in Tehran were such that students continued chanting slogans like 'Death to the Dictator' until the early hours of Thursday morning in front of the university dormitory. The atmosphere in student activist channels indicates that they have coordinated to continue their protests on Thursday, despite the repressive forces' actions. Netanyahu: The bright future of the Iranian people has been stolen by the clerics. International and regional reactions to the protests in Iran. The fourth day of protests in various cities of Iran; repressive agents fired directly at protesters. Anti-government slogans from students in Iran: 'Death to Khamenei' and 'Death to the principle of Velayat-e Faqih.' Expansion of strikes and protests by merchants in various cities of Iran. Reactions from American and international officials to the protests of the Iranian people. Expansion of popular protests to various cities in Iran. Support from Israeli officials and figures for the protests of the Iranian people against the Islamic Republic. The majority of the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives: 'The people of Iran deserve something better than this incompetent and corrupt regime.' The third day of protests in various cities of Iran; students chanted: 'Death to Khamenei.' Trump's warning to the Islamic Republic: I don't want to waste fuel on a B-2 bomber flight again. Security fears and the closure of 11 provinces coinciding with the historic stock market crash and the cancellation of the 9th of Dey ceremonies in Iran.