Key takeaways:
- Iran celebrated the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on Saturday, with nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West.
- The protests began in September following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman detained by the country’s morality police.
- The anniversary comes at a time of increased tensions between Iran and the West, as well as a growing anti-government sentiment among the Iranian people.
Iran celebrated the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution on Saturday, with nationwide anti-government protests and heightened tensions with the West. President Ebrahim Raisi delivered a live televised speech at Tehran’s Azadi Square, which was interrupted for about a minute by a logo from a group of anti-Iranian government hackers known as “Edalate Ali (Justice of Ali).”
The interruption was followed by a voice shouting “Death to the dictator” in reference to Raisi. The president responded to the incident by appealing to the “deceived youth” to repent so they can be pardoned by Iran’s supreme leader. He added that if they do so, “the Iranian people will embrace them with open arms”.
The protests began in September following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, an Iranian-Kurdish woman detained by the country’s morality police. Thousands of Iranians marched through major streets and squares decorated with flags, balloons and placards with revolutionary and religious slogans.
The anniversary comes at a time of increased tensions between Iran and the West, as well as a growing anti-government sentiment among the Iranian people. It remains to be seen how the government will respond to the protests and the hackers’ interruption of the president’s speech.
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