Iran protest movement fades as authorities tighten nationwide crackdown
Iran protests subside under sweeping crackdown and internet blackout as Reza Pahlavi vows return
TEHRAN — Mass protests that erupted across Iran a week ago have largely subsided under a sweeping security crackdown and a nationwide internet blackout, monitors said, even as opposition figure Reza Pahlavi urged fresh demonstrations and declared he would return to the country.
The latest unrest began Dec. 28 with a shutdown in Tehran’s historic bazaar amid mounting economic grievances, then swiftly widened into the largest…