VOA: Iranian Anti-Government Protests Appear to Wane
Anti-government protests appeared to wane Thursday in Iran, with government leaders now faced with trying to improve economic conditions that spawned a week of demonstrations that claimed 21 lives.
General Abdolrahim Mousavin, the head of the army, thanked security forces for "putting out the fire of sedition." Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that across the nation 42,000 people had taken part in the protests.
State television on Thursday showed huge crowds in 10 cities marching in support of Iranian leaders, including in Isfahan, Ardebil and Mashhad, where the protests started.
An adviser to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said, "The revolutionary Iranian people have responded in time to the enemies and trouble-makers by coming out on the streets."
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WNU Editor: To early to say if anti-government protests have quieted down, but this has been a bloody week .... IRAN: 30 Killed Over 1000 Mostly Young Arrested by IRGC (Iran Focus).
More News On Anti-Government Protests Against The Iranian Government Quieting Down Today
Anti-government unrest in Iran dies down -- France 24
Iran protests: General declares 'sedition' defeated -- BBC
Iran's Revolutionary Guard declares 'end of sedition'. -- DW
Iran's feared Revolutionary Guards declare an end to 'sedition' after dispatching forces to three provinces to snuff out anti-regime unrest which has led to 21 deaths and hundreds of arrests -- Daily Mail
Iran deploys Revolutionary Guards to quash anti-government 'sedition' as protests continue. -- ABC News Online
Are Iran's Protests Over? Tehran Sends In Elite Guards to Crush Anti-Government Demonstrations -- Newsweek
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