Fighting continues into day 6 and holding. Iran Updates for Wednesday, November 20th.

By Editors of The Free Iran Herald

Now bringing you daily updates on the events unfolding in Iran

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Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of the Khomeinist regime has threatened Iranian protesters and said:”Every single protester in Iran, wherever they are, will be identified and will pay for their actions.”

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps woke up this morning to more bad news about attacks from all sides. Other than the ongoing protests against them, in Iraq and Lebanon, now they are under a barrage of protests that is spreading all across Iran. The Iranian people that they have long been trampling and terrorizing have now entered day 6 of another wave of nationwide protests. This time however, the IRGC and its proxies which are usually on site to quash protesters, are spread thin throughout Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Iran.

To make things worst on Wednesday morning, Israel resourcefully launch airstrikes on their positions in Syria. 16 IRGC personnel were killed during the overnight bombings. The attacks came in response to the firing of four missiles from Syrian territory toward Israel at dawnon Wednesday. The Iron Dome anti-aircraft system destroyed all of these rockets before they could enter Israeli airspace. An Israeli military spokesman confirmed the attack on 20 Quds Force positions on Syrian soil but did not expound on the extent of the damage.

One of the areas attacked was the security and military building at Damascus International Airport, the headquarters of the Quds Force on Syrian soil.

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The targeted military site in the south of the Syrian capital Damascus is a missile base belonging to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, the same one that fired the four missiles towards the #Golan yesterday morning.#Syria #Israel #IDF #IAF #Iran #IRGC #Russia pic.twitter.com/8tzlk693ot — Eva J. Koulouriotis – إيفا كولوريوتي (@evacool_) November 19, 2019

Khomeinist authorities block the internet and cut Iranians off from international communications

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In Iran, as a result of the regime’s blockage on the internet, the transmission of news and information has dropped off. Iranians are now entirely unable to obtain reports from other cities inside Iran, let alone international bulletins. Those who have access to landlines with international dialing capabilities are calling friends, family and if lucky, they get through to Iranian media abroad to plead for assistance from global leaders to help provide them with web access.

Warning: graphic. Regime security forces shoot #Iranian protester in Shiraz, a major epicenter of the 2019 #Iranian uprising. pic.twitter.com/n7kAO7xq8t — Alireza Nader (@AlirezaNader) November 20, 2019

118 people are said to have been killed in the city of Karaj, alone, yesterday, along with 36 in Tehran. The regime is refusing to release their bodies and declaring that family members of the deceased cannot recover their loved ones remains unless they pay $4,000 and sign a waiver agreeing not to protest in the future.

Unconfirmed reports claim that 7,000 people were arrested over the past five days.

Horrific news are coming out of Iran. 118 protesters killed in 4 hostpitals in Karaj and 36 more killed in 1 hospital in Tehran. Families of deceased protesters cannot get the bodies unless they pay 400M Rials (around $4000) to regime as “government fee”. #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/ZanC0QN2mr — بهرام گور (@Bahram_Gooor) November 20, 2019

Fighting is said to still be ongoing in Tehran, Shiraz, and Ahvaz, at the least.

The Mayor of Shiraz has told regime-controlled media that in one part of the city, all of the bus stops were destroyed. Tanks have also been seen patrolling the streets of Shiraz.

#IranProtests against #Iran‘s Islamic Regime is still on-going across the country. If Iranians can’t send us videos due to Internet blockage, it doesn’t mean that is over. Here is only video received from #Ahvaz today. Security forces are using machine guns against protesters! pic.twitter.com/JIjiweuwLN — Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) November 20, 2019

Video shows protesters forcing the Special Pasdaran Forces of #Iran‘s Islamic Regime Police to retreat in Sattar-Khan Street of #Tehran. We received this video today but it can be for yesterday or three days ago.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/Rrn4t2wcju — Babak Taghvaee (@BabakTaghvaee) November 20, 2019

In the southwestern city of Kazeroun, protesters showed their hatred for the Khomeinist establishment by setting fire to the Islamic center and seminary in that town.

The below video from the southern Iranian port city of Mahshahr (bordering on Iraq), where the sound of the special guards machine gun fire opened on protesters can clearly be heard:

One man who participated in the night protests in Tehran last night, said: “there were clashes and protests in Vali Asr Square. Protesters were chanting, ‘The police are our disgrace.’ I saw with my own eyes that people torched two municipalities and the governor’s office. People of all ages were standing together chanting, ‘Down with dictatorship!’ and ‘mullahs must get out.’ Security forces killed a lot of protesters, but this did not deter the protesters. They really aren’t afraid of anything anymore.”

An eyewitness in Shiraz stated: “From November 16th until today, in regions like Ma’ali-Abad and Mollah-Sadra there has been intense fighting. Valfajr police station was taken over by protesters, who took all the weapons and guns. Protesters also torched many buildings in the area.”

Regime employees though, are also walking off their jobs to join the protestors; calling on other civil servants to do so as well.

Narrator claiming to be an employee of the regime’s judiciary states that regime security forces are panicked that the regime may fall. He urges #Iranians to continue their uprising. pic.twitter.com/44G2ougTRx — Alireza Nader (@AlirezaNader) November 20, 2019

“I’m just like the rest of you.”

Regime security officer. Karaj, #Iran. pic.twitter.com/NgNao6ZBZj — Alireza Nader (@AlirezaNader) November 20, 2019

Many supermarkets have been stormed and raided by people, most of whom are hungry and destitute from the pressures of life in Iran under a regime that has destroyed the nation’s economy over 40 years. Many in Iran as now malnourished due to the artificially high prices for commodities set by the corrupt regime authorities, who are also Iran’s big business owners.

In Paak-Dasht, protesters are fighting with the IRGC forces dispatched to the area, and it looks like a war zone, as young protesters stand their ground against the regime.

The regime tried to get counterdemonstrations going today but was forced to cancel a planned march in Tehran for fear that their own bought and paid for “extras” would turn against them. The most they were able to scare up was a small group of approximately 500 in Tabriz.

On Monday President #Rouhani called for nationwide marches against the current anti-regime revolt. Today he thanked 3 ” heroic” cities,#Tabriz, Zanjan & Shahr-Kurd for pro-regime marches. 3 cities out of 1080 in Iran. In Tabriz, city of 1.5 million, only 500 came out for regime. — Amir Taheri (@AmirTaheri4) November 20, 2019

The US State Department is continuing to amplify the Iranian people’s call for restored Internet access. A large majority of Iranians are commenting on and welcoming the current American administration’s support versus the Obama White House, which turned its back on Iranians during the 2009 Green Movement; instead willingly stepping aside for the regime to muzzle their demands for their rights. That as most Iranians now note, was a calculated move by the Obama administration in order to pave the way for the JCPOA.

More than 90 hours after shutting down the internet for the Iranian people, the hypocritical regime leaders use it to spew their propaganda. Respect the people. Unblock the internet. #Internet4Iran #IranProtests pic.twitter.com/5CaU8T6uB1 — Department of State (@StateDept) November 20, 2019

.@SecPompeo says he remembers during Obama’s administration protestors in #Iran were asking ‘are you with us or are you with the regime?’ https://t.co/FcZG95QskQ — Hossein Ghazanfari (@TehranDC) November 18, 2019

10 yrs ago Obama failed Iranian people by siding with the evil oppressive Ayatollahs. 40 yrs ago Carter failed Iranian people when he permitted the criminal Ayatollah regime to take over Iran. Now this @POTUS has a chance to right all of their wrongs by providing #Internet4Iran. pic.twitter.com/dEahC5vrWe — Karmel Melamed (@KarmelMelamed) November 19, 2019

The Swedish Foreign Minister, Ann Linde, also condemned the repression. Iranian activists responded by pointing out her hypocrisy of calling herself a feminist who willingly dons the hejab while signing trade deals with the Islamic regime in 2017.

Horrified by death tolls in Iran. Nothing can justify this violence. Iranian ambassador to Sweden notified of our views today. — Ann Linde (@AnnLinde) November 19, 2019

Meanwhile, six of the eight environmental activists who have been held on espionage charges since early last year were sentenced in a Tehran court today, to prison terms ranging from six to ten years, each.

The Islamic Revolutionary Court announced the environmental activists’ verdicts today 20.11.19.👇👇#Niloufar_Bayani and #Morad_Tahebaz were sentenced to 10 years, #Ghadirian and #Hooman_Jokar to 8 years, #Amir_Hossein_Khaleghi and #Sepideh_Kashani to 6 years in prison.

👇 https://t.co/rhsvA5ZutR — Iran Momentum (@IranMomentum) November 20, 2019

This is a video made by Dame Jane Goodall on October 24th, who pleaded for mercy in the case of the eight environmentalists, which yet again, fell on deaf ears:

Sepideh Gholian, a political prisoner who had been released on bail on October 25th joined protesters on the streets yesterday. The 24-year-old journalist was arrested in November 2018 for her coverage of the labor protests, focusing on the workers’ strike at Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane factory, in Khuzestan. Gholian who had been brutally tortured went on hunger strike while in prison.

Though Gholian was awaiting to appeal her case and was still under surveillance by the regime’s judiciary, she bravely showed up to participate in the protests. Moments later Gholian was rearrested and taken into custody by the regime’s security forces. Her whereabouts are as of yet unknown.

In this video, Gholian is applauded and cheered by protesters who recognize her, calling her “the fearless one!” She chants: “Neither threats, nor prison have any power over us anymore.”

Also on Wednesday, the Pentagon announced:

Washington (AFP) – Despite decades of sanctions, Iran has succeeded in developing its missile arsenal, which is larger than that of any other Middle Eastern country including Israel, a Pentagon study said Tuesday.

“Iran has an extensive missile development program, and the size and sophistication of its missile force continues to grow despite decades of counterproliferation efforts aimed at curbing its advancement,” the Defense Intelligence Agency said.

Finally, Not all of the members of the international media have turned a willfully blind eye to the fateful events inside Iran. Chiming in with supportive tweets and sharp observations are journalists like Eli Lake who are some of the precious few decades-long Iran analysts who have shown a dedication to the facts and have reported much of what many others did not.

Finally, not all of the members of the international media have turned a willfully blind eye to the fateful events inside Iran. Chiming in with supportive and sharp observations are journalists like Eli Lake.