The country of Iran has been hit by a collapse in currency, economic mismanagement by the brutal regime, and impending U.S. sanctions. In the past week several shopkeepers joined the economic protests in the street.
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This is the latest round of protests in Iran. There was a mass uprising in January followed by uprising in April-May that saw 1,545 protests.
The Iranian regime sent in the Revolutionary Guards at one point to put down the protesters.
Iran regime sends in a Revolutionary Guards unit to put down today’s #IranProtests in Tehran. @realDonaldTrump was right to blacklist the IRGC. Will the EU halt all trade with this repressive force?
In the #FreeIran2018 convention (June 30, Paris) Iranians will support sanctions pic.twitter.com/JuTtNbL6bC— M. Hanif Jazayeri (@HanifJazayeri) June 26, 2018
But the Iranian protesters fought back.
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At one point the protesters chased the police off their bikes and down the street.
Then they torched their bikes.
Via Ali Safavi:
#Breaking: Tehran, 6/25: Young people attack special anti-riot forces. Set their bikes on fire. Voice in the clip: “Attaaaaack. Beat up these bastards. Set their bikes on fire.” #FreeIran2018 @IranRegimeChange .@SecPompeo @NCRIUS pic.twitter.com/dTmlrDNF4E
— Ali Safavi (@amsafavi) June 25, 2018
Look at the great protests of recent days in #Iran, the capital of #Tehran and other cities. #IranProtests continue to #IranRegimeChange and #FreeIran2018 https://t.co/lACBlx9RmV pic.twitter.com/LI9B6mwngN
— Masoud Dalvand (@Masoud_Dalvand) June 26, 2018
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