{"id":11351,"date":"2018-08-05T13:46:27","date_gmt":"2018-08-05T17:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=11351"},"modified":"2018-08-05T20:08:04","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T00:08:04","slug":"latest-round-of-iranian-peoples-uprising-shakes-different-cities-across-iran-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/2018\/08\/05\/latest-round-of-iranian-peoples-uprising-shakes-different-cities-across-iran-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest Round of Iranian People&#8217;s Uprising Shakes Foundation of Iran Regime + Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The protesters\u2019 slogans that quickly transformed to calls for the overthrow of the Iranian regime and the ouster of its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, including the slogan of &#8220;Death to Khamenei&#8221; are perhaps the most notable characteristics of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/11339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demonstrations<\/a> during the Iranian people&#8217;s uprising that shook different cities across Iran in the past few days.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, various cities including Tehran, Karaj, Eshtehard, Isfahan, Ghahdariijan, Andimeshk, Mashhad, Shiraz, Hamedan, Kermanshah, Shiraz and many more cities were host to the demonstration and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/iran-protests\/25137-iran-protests-and-clashes-with-mercenaries-spread-to-various-cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expression of anger and disgust of the mullahs\u2019 regime<\/a>. The protests, which began at dusk, continued in many cities until midnight, and turned into clashes with the regime&#8217;s mercenaries and repressive forces.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_75429\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SeOvC5qWO9Y?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org&#038;list=PL-I2iQQcsqbtrEcaEuiN6l3GOV_u86JQf&#038;autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=1&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;hl=en_US&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\">The latest round of protests and uprising are taking place against the backdrop of escalating economic problems, unemployment, rising prices and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/11250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dwindling value of the rial<\/a>, Iran\u2019s national currency. In many cities, however, protesters are chanting \u201cDeath to dictator\u201d and \u201cDeath to Khamenei,\u201d a clear and irrefutable call for regime change. This indicates that the people of Iran know well what is the source of their miseries and the daily degradation of their livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\">Among the slogans are chants of \u201cPeople are begging while the leader is ruling like god.\u201d While Iran\u2019s economy has been in a free-fall, the regime\u2019s authorities and the IRGC continue to embezzle and steal from the country\u2019s wealth to build their own personal economic empires. The National Council of Resistance of Iran has disclosed many of the details of the Iranian regime\u2019s government-induced corruption and how its officials are directly stealing the people\u2019s wealth.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With the Trump admin. soon reimposing sanctions against Iran, the Iranian economy is as feeble as ever. <\/p>\n<p>And with brewing frustration among Iranian citizens, anti-govt demonstrations are popping up in cities around the country.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/roxanasaberi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@roxanasaberi<\/a> reports <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w8xM8UoTyG\">https:\/\/t.co\/w8xM8UoTyG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SS5Fvnb17n\">pic.twitter.com\/SS5Fvnb17n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSEveningNews\/status\/1025516837201739781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There have also been direct clashes between protesters and security forces dispatched to quell the demonstrations and disperse the crowds. The people are becoming bolder in confronting the regime\u2019s repressive forces. Accordingly, it\u2019s clear that the regime\u2019s riot police and Bassij para-militia are becoming more and more reluctant to directly engage in conflicts with the protesters. Videos obtained in recent days show the police shooting at demonstrators from afar.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_35527\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vhn-vG0CP80?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org&#038;autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=1&#038;playlist=vhn-vG0CP80&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;controls=1&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;hl=en_US&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As protests continue in Iran, the regime is preparing to face the new round of U.S. sanctions coming into effect on Monday. While the regime has tried to blame the U.S. and other foreign powers for Iran\u2019s economic grievances, the people of Iran hold no illusion as to who is to blame. In the latest protests, demonstrators were chanting, \u201cSorry Seyyed Ali [Khamenei], it\u2019s time for you to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy defying the criminal Revolutionary Guards, Bassijis\u060c and plainclothes agents once again today, the arisen women and youth represent a defiant generation which will not rest until the Iranian people and nation are free. They displayed the anger and hatred of the Iranian people toward the religious dictatorship ruling Iran,\u201d said Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).<\/p>\n<p class=\"uk-article-title\">&#8220;The protesters will not rest until the Iranian people and nation are free,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The protesters\u2019 slogans that quickly transformed to calls for the overthrow of the Iranian regime and the ouster of its supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, including <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/2018\/08\/05\/latest-round-of-iranian-peoples-uprising-shakes-different-cities-across-iran-video\/\" title=\"Latest Round of Iranian People&#8217;s Uprising Shakes Foundation of Iran Regime + Video\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":11352,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[433,424,5],"tags":[136,83,94,388,373,258,352,102,150],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11351"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11351"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11357,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11351\/revisions\/11357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}