Escalating unrest in Iran has led to mass anti-regime protests sweeping across the nation as citizens voice their opposition to the country’s ruling mullahs. Frustration and anger have grown as the country’s economy continues to collapse.

Retirees from the telecom industry spearheaded the recent wave of protests on Monday, demanding better pensions as a reflection of their growing dissatisfaction with the country’s administration. They were quickly joined by younger protesters, who initiated a new campaign of attacking regime sites and torching mullahs’ leaders’ posters, a testament to their repugnance towards the ongoing dictatorship.

According to the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the protests have engulfed at least 282 cities, claiming over 750 lives and resulting in more than 30,000 arrests by the regime’s forces. In a courageous move, the organization has also published the names of 675 slain protesters.

In a new wave of defiance, brave youths and the MEK network of Resistance Units have launched a series of anti-regime attacks across Tehran and at least nine other cities. These actions include attacking the regime’s IRGC paramilitary Basij forces bases and torching billboards featuring images of Khamenei and regime founder Ruhollah Khomeini.

In parallel, economic grievances have sparked additional protests. Cryptoland online exchange investors rallied in Tehran on Tuesday, demanding the return of their funds allegedly stolen by the IRGC-linked company. The exchange, with approximately 289,000 users, has witnessed its members lose hundreds of millions in savings. Protests have also erupted in Ardabil, with merchants closing shops in protest against heavy taxes, and in Chenaran, where local farmers are protesting intermittent electricity supply to their wells.

Meanwhile, the capital Tehran has become a hotbed of discontent. Local residents chant anti-regime slogans, and families of hemophilia patients rally against the regime’s Health Ministry for refusing to provide access to Emicizumab, a revolutionary new treatment for the illness.

The regime’s heavy-handed response to the protests has seen a worrying uptick in executions, with at least 59 inmates executed between May 22 and June 11.

Iranian opposition President-elect Maryam Rajavi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), has expressed her solidarity with the protesters. She praised the “resilient” Iranian people for their courage and emphasized that the regime would not quell the nation’s growing dissent.

These protests reflect the deep-seated dissatisfaction and despair of Iranian citizens under the current regime. The coming weeks will be crucial in determining the nation’s future and the viability of the mullahs’ regime. As dissent swells, the world watches with bated breath to see how the situation unfolds.

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