This move has been seen as a desperate attempt to keep a lid on the potential threat of a new uprising, but it may backfire and spark another round of nationwide protests. According to sources of the Iranian opposition People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the protests in Iran have expanded to at least 282 cities. Over 750 people have been killed and more than 30,000 are arrested by the regime’s forces, and the names of 675 killed protesters have been published by the PMOI/MEK.












