{"id":348042,"date":"2026-09-14T19:12:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=348042"},"modified":"2026-09-14T19:12:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T18:12:14","slug":"tehran-moved-the-front-abroad-its-survival-crisis-came-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/tehran-moved-the-front-abroad-its-survival-crisis-came-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Tehran Moved the Front Abroad. Its Survival Crisis Came Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Protesters stand on a nighttime city street in Iran during the January 2026 uprising<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Iran\u2019s crisis in September 2026 can be measured in missiles, oil tankers and inflation. Iranian crude loadings collapsed from roughly 2 million barrels a day in March to about 220,000\u2013255,000 in August. The IMF expects inflation to approach 70 percent. A U.S. naval blockade has accomplished what years of sanctions could not<\/a>: choking one of Tehran\u2019s principal sources of foreign currency.<\/p>\n

But the regime\u2019s present crisis did not begin at sea, nor did it begin with the regional wars that eventually reached Iranian territory. Its origins lie in a far more fundamental threat to the ruling system: repeated nationwide revolt inside Iran.<\/p>\n

The first warning came on December 28, 2017, less than two years after implementation of the JCPOA and the sanctions relief that accompanied it. Protests beginning over prices rapidly became political and spread nationwide. The National Council of Resistance of Iran reported at least 50 protesters killed and some 8,000 arrested<\/a>.<\/p>\n

November 2019 was more dangerous. A sudden gasoline-price increase ignited an uprising across roughly 190 cities. According to the NCRI, more than 1,500 protesters were killed, 4,000 wounded and 12,000 arrested. It estimated<\/a> that more than 1,890 state and security-linked facilities were attacked, including more than 1,000 banks, dozens of security centers and scores of government institutions.<\/p>\n

Then came September 2022. The uprising following Mahsa Amini\u2019s death persisted for months. By December, the PMOI estimated that more than 750 protesters had been killed<\/a> and more than 30,000 detained as demonstrations reached more than 280 cities.<\/p>\n

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Iran: 2019 Uprising, Cities and Provinces in November 2019 #Iran<\/a> Protests #WeStand4FreeIran<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/wNYyIHTiII<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/WAxenPetAD<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) November 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n