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.
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.
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
