Yesterday we posted some video from the anti-regime protests that have been spreading in Iran, and that’s continuing into the weekend. Here’s some of the latest:
3rd day of #IranProtests; in this thread I'm going to post some of the videos that are verified by BBC about the date and location.
↓— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
#Zanjan, #IranProtests: pic.twitter.com/MQmq9Mn1i1
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
#Kerman, #IranProtests: "the ppl are living like a begger, the Leader is behaving like the God". pic.twitter.com/GS6jotvPyg
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
Izeh, #Khuzestan, #IranProtests: "death to Khamenei"pic.twitter.com/JM9VhHxjAp
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
#Tehran, in front of the Tehran University, #IranProtests: police shoots tear gas. pic.twitter.com/v9C6BeCpS7
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
Bandar Abbas, #IranProtests: pic.twitter.com/x44iHmoxL1
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
#Tehran, close to the University, #IranProtests: water cannon trucks on the street. pic.twitter.com/pUbBnMEBfG
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
#Tehran Uni, #IranProtests: reports of Basij members (an #IRGC extension inside the universities) starting to face off w/ protestors. pic.twitter.com/xWkvDnWVTA
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
in front of #Tehran University, #IranProtests: "the students would rather die to bow to power" pic.twitter.com/IfFqtoHS6i
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
Abhar, #Zanjan – #IranProtests, 3rd day, Dec 30: Protesters take down the billboard w/ Khamenei's picture on it. pic.twitter.com/Isi8rc55hC
— Hadi Nili (@HadiNili) December 30, 2017
People are gathering and chanting “ Death to the Dictator”.
“Khamenei step down and leave the country”
Security forces tried to arrest a few protesters but didn’t manage.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/bofT2YmFJm
— Raman Ghavami (@Raman_Ghavami) December 30, 2017
#Update43– The moment when security forces tried to arrest a young man. They couldn’t arrest him because of public pressure. #BreakingNews: Numbers in #Tehran growing chanting Saed Ali(Khamenei) be ashamed, step down and leave the country. pic.twitter.com/phChaq5nMw
— Raman Ghavami (@Raman_Ghavami) December 30, 2017
Can’t believe this is happening in Iran. Seems like yesterday Iranian-backed militias plastered Khomeini & Khamenei’s picture all over Kirkuk. Somebody pinch me. This is too bold | #dastxosh #dastetdardnakone #braveheart ?? pic.twitter.com/ymdKQ36Ocl
— Samira Ghaderi (@Samira_Ghaderi) December 30, 2017
Woman screams ‘Death to Khamenei’ in front of the Law Enforcement Forces and crowds chant along with her #iranprotests pic.twitter.com/0TCZAtNUEL
— Potkin Azarmehr (@potkazar) December 29, 2017
I think people in the U.S. have a very hard time grasping how brave this is…. https://t.co/X1zjj018Ll
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) December 30, 2017
Meanwhile the story is having trouble gaining traction and/or is being spun a certain direction by select media outlets and certain normally politically outspoken people:
The silence from @BarackObama & @HillaryClinton on the #Iranprotests is deafening
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) December 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/josh_hammer/status/946975766637527040
The @CNN twitter feed last 24 hours:
✅ supermoon
✅ Barack & Hillary are very admired
✅ exotic racecars!
✅ analysis of Trump tweets
✅ Thatcher hated pandas
✅ Ringo and BeeGee knighted
✅ people really like avocados
❌ #IranianProtests— Razor (@hale_razor) December 30, 2017
Iranian protesters: "Death to Khamaeni, Death to Hezbollah!"
NYT: "Iranians protest a soft economy"
— Anti-Smatter (@mdrache) December 30, 2017
Rest assured, the media will get around to covering the Iran Protests in earnest.
They just need to settle on a narrative that allows them to criticize Trump whole doing it.
God forbid they just cover what’s happening and not make it about Trump.
— RBe (@RBPundit) December 30, 2017
Still nothing from CNN Internationsl on #IranProtests but there’s this. https://t.co/WtJ4H6pJNN
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) December 30, 2017
The most popular GIF of 2017 actually perfectly sums up 2017 https://t.co/rpMgk62lVQ pic.twitter.com/9eOtiJa9og
— CNN International (@cnni) December 30, 2017
Maybe he was watching CNN.