Over a dozen Iranian cities saw yet another tense day as government forces attacked protesters in the streets, at university campuses and in residential districts, according to multiple opposition sources and a string of videos on social media.
Scenes of violent arrests by security forces and plainclothes Basij militia were reported from many locations across the capital, Tehran, including the southern district of Naziabad. The campus of Iran's largest academic center, Tehran University, was the site of angry scuffles between protesting students and Basij forces, while riot police were seen firing teargas inside a commercial center a few kilometers away. The city's government-imposed internet disruptions were also at their worst compared to the past three weeks, witnesses confirmed to Al-Monitor. There were also reports that even landline communication had been cut off in many flashpoint neighborhoods.
