January 26, 2023, 4:30 pm ETThe Iran Crisis Updates are produced by the Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise Institute with support from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW). [i] Iranian media outlets have also reported school closures in various cities due to air pollution in recent days. The first known protest inspired by natural gas shortages during the Mahsa Amini protest wave occurred in Torbat-e Jam on January 16, as CTP previously reported. [viii] Abdol Hamid criticized the ”intensification of the security atmosphere” on January 25, as CTP previously reported. Iranian media circulated a survey demonstrating limited domestic engagement with regime-endorsed social media outlets on January 26.

Source: Forbes January 27, 2023 01:58 UTC