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A year has elapsed since the nationwide 2022 uprising in Iran, but a distinct element prominently marked that upheaval which left the ruling elites and media unsettled are the focal points of rebellion, often referred to as Resistance Units<\/a>.<\/p>\n Since December 2017, when the spark of nationwide protests was reignited in Iran after years of relative dormancy, significant uprisings, and nationwide protests have occurred in Iran every two to three years, each holding paramount significance.<\/p>\n The radical and widespread nature of the protests in November 2019, triggered by the gasoline price hike, shook Iran’s political and social landscape, and the September 2022 nationwide protests, in terms of broad demographics and sustained protests, were unprecedented in the history of the theocratic regime.<\/p>\n These three prominent elements\u2014proficiency, universality, and the unrelenting nature of the uprisings\u2014arise from a well-structured and scientifically guided struggle, which has an\u00a0organizational structure\u00a0and is well-entrenched in Iran\u2019s society.<\/p>\n This fact is underlined by the consistent emphasis, explicit statements, and warnings made by state officials and the regime\u2019s security apparatus during the uprisings of 2017, 2019, and 2022. Scarcely a day passes without authorities and state-controlled media lamenting about the Resistance Units<\/a> linked to the MEK.<\/p>\n In video messages that were displayed at the #FreeIran2023<\/a> world summit, 10,000 MEK Resistance Units expressed their desire to overthrow the regime and establish a secular democratic republic.https:\/\/t.co\/bsEHr8IEoj<\/a><\/p>\n — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) July 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n