On the 10th of December, protesters deployed in the streets of many US cities supporting revolution in Iran-and warning the regime in Iran NOT to continue executing protesters. A major protest took place in DC near the Washington Monument, and others took place almost simultaniously all over the US from coast to coast.

Just days before these protests-and as protests in Iran continue to escalate, the regime executed Mohsen Shekari for a street blockade and allegedly defending himself from a “security guard.” Onlookers at the otherwise-common public hanging in Iran were reportedly shocked to see a protester executed in front of their faces. Hundreds have died in street battles against armed police and security forces of the regime, but this is the first known execution. Several more are threatened but as this was written were supposed to already have been carried out. The first execution caused protests to escalate not stand down, the regime may be waiting to see how both the Iranian street and the rest of the world respond before tying any more nooses. By the time this is over, it may be Khamani’s neck in a noose, the whole regime probably knows they will hang with him, so they are “hanging with him” now, going all-out in a futile attempt to kill off their opposition with police violence and executions. It doesn’t seem to be working as the protests just keep escalating.