Loading ...Iran Unleashes New Crackdown on Its People to Head Off Uprising – WSJ
Battered by U.S. and Israeli attacks, Iranian security forces are launching new arrests and warning of no mercy for protesters
Iran’s rulers have unleashed a new crackdown against domestic dissent, arresting people suspected of collaborating with foreign entities and threatening would-be protesters with death to hold back the risk of an uprising.
But Iranians say security forces are using fear to keep a tight grip on the streets. Armed men ride around on motorcycles brandishing their weapons to intimidate people, residents say, particularly at night, when city dwellers rarely leave their homes.
The heavy security presence, the continued bombing and the prospect of renewed violence by the Revolutionary Guard and the Basij, mean that many Tehran residents are too scared to leave their homes, let alone to rise up against the government.
A sign of desperation.