What We Know

Very symbolic footage of protesters taking down a street sign with Khamenei's name on in and then trampling it.

- Protests on the Shii holy day of Ashura have taken place in cities all over Iran.
- There are at least 4 protesters confirmed killed today.
- People are fighting back against Basij and other members of regime on a large scale for the first time.
- The regime appears to have no control over large portions of Tehran.
- For the first time the security apparatus of the regime is starting to crack and is showing its weakness.
- As the video above shows, protesters are becoming bolder and directly challenging the Supreme Leader Khamenei.

Today is most important day in Shii Islam commemorating martyrdom of Muhammad's Grandson Hussein in Karbala in 688. His struggles against the Sunni Caliph Yazid is seen as the ultimate struggle against tyranny. It has also been 7 days since the passing of Grand Ayatollah Montazeri which is an important day in the mourning cycle for the dead in Shii Islam.

Stayed tuned as this is a very significant break through by the people of Iran.