Heshmat Alavi Profile picture
Jun 28, 2018 19 tweets 19 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(1)
Tehran, #Iran
Strike continues in:
Gold retailers & jewelers in Raste & Sabzeh Meydan
Shoe & textile shops in Soltani bazaar

#QAnon
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(2)
Tehran, #Iran
Authorities have dispatched a number of busses filled with riot police to the Nasser Khosrow district to create a climate of fear for anyone intending to continue their strike & launch protests today.

#QAnon
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(3)
Tehran, #Iran
Sources say authorities have dispatched more security units today & they are very concerned considering the fact that people have issued many calls for strikes & protests.

#QAnon
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(4)
Tehran, #Iran
Bazaar strikes continue. Sources say the main retailers & the market's main investors have closed their stores.
This means they are seeking objectives far more important than economic issues & have political demands in mind.

#QAnon
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(5)
Tehran, #Iran
Many stores in Tehran are running short of Coca Cola, Pepsi & Fonta drinks.
They only have the domestic brand called Zam Zam.
One person says Coca Cola production in Iran may be coming to a halt.

#QAnon
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(6)
Tehran, #Iran
Reports indicate Greater Tehran police chief Hossein Rahimi is at the gold & jewelery retailers in the bazaar.
Nationwide strike crisis is increasing for the regime.

#QAnon
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(7)
Tehran, #Iran
Police chief Hossein Ashtari has personally gone to the gold bazaar, This proves how the general strike crisis is escalating & causing grave concerns for the senior regime officials.

#QAnon
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(8)
Tehran, #Iran
First images of today's strikes by the capital's famous gold retailers.

#QAnon
#HappeningNow
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(9)
Tehran, #Iran
First video of today's strike in Sabzeh Meydan district.
Source say the strike of the city's famous Grand Bazaar is continuing into its 5th consecutive day.

#QAnon
#IranProtests
(10)
Tehran, #Iran
Thanks to @rasuyab I stand corrected.
The plainclothes agent seen attacking protesters has been identified as IRGC Col. Saeed Rasti, chief of Tehran police operations center.

#QAnon
#IranProtests
(11)
Tehran, #Iran
Gold retailers in Karimkhan Avenue are all closed & on strike.
Source says the capital's central streets are filled with security forces & riot police dispatched to prevent any protests and/or demonstrations.

#QAnon
#IranProtests
(12)
Isfahan, central #Iran
Sources say the general strike continues in this city's Mellat & Honar gold retailers' bazaar.

#QAnon

Active Farsi hashtag:
#تظاهرات_سراسرى
#IranProtests
(13)
Tehran, #Iran
Sources say stores in the city's metal bazaar in Shad Abad district are all on strike.

#QAnon

Active Farsi hashtag:
#تظاهرات_سراسرى
#IranProtests
(14)
Tehran, #Iran
Sources provide video of continuing strikes in the capital's Sabzeh Meydan strike.
(Video has no sound)

#QAnon

Active Farsi hashtag:
#تظاهرات_سراسرى
#IranProtests
(15)
Tehran, #Iran
Another video of Shad Abad's metal bazaar explaining how stores are closed & security units are dispatched to the area.

#QAnon

Active Farsi hashtag:
#تظاهرات_سراسرى
#IranProtests
(16)
Arak, central #Iran
Voice says the tools bazaar in this city is closed & there are no customers in sight.

#QAnon

Active Farsi hashtag:
#تظاهرات_سراسرى
#IranProtests
(17)
Tehran, #Iran
Another video of Shad Abad's metal bazaar.
Protesters are chanting:
"Close it, close it"
"No fear, we're all together"
"State police, support us"

#QAnon

Active Farsi hashtag:
#تظاهرات_سراسرى
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(18)
Tehran, #Iran
Police chief Hossein Ashtari personally went to the gold bazaar, This proves how the #IranStrikes crisis is escalating & rendering grave concerns for senior regime officials.

#QAnon
#IranProtests - 28 June 2018
(19)
Tehran, #Iran
Store owners in the capital's rug bazaar join the expanding #IranStrikes.

#QAnon

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Heshmat Alavi

Heshmat Alavi Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @HeshmatAlavi

Oct 9, 2018
#BREAKING
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted the resignation of Nikki Haley as UN Ambassador.

My gut tells me an even bigger story will develop.

Rest assured #Iran's regime is terrified about who Trump/Pompeo will appoint as their new envoy.
axios.com/donald-trump-n…
#BREAKING
Amb. Nikki Haley spoke six months ago with President Donald Trump about the subject of resigning.
Will be staying at this post until the end of the year.
#BREAKING
Amb. Nikki Haley saying she will be campaigning for President Trump in 2020.
Read 11 tweets
Oct 9, 2018
THREAD

1)
Add this to the long list linking #Iran's regime with international terrorism.

This time, the al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab militant group of Somalia.

More reason why a firm policy is needed against Tehran.
#WalkAway
uk.reuters.com/article/somali…
2)
"Criminal networks are using Iran as a transit point for illicit Somali charcoal exports that earn Islamist militants al Shabaab millions of dollars annually in tax, U.N. sanctions monitors said in a report seen by Reuters."
3)
"... domestic revenue generation by al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab 'is more geographically diversified and systematic' than that of Somalia’s federal government."
Read 11 tweets
Oct 9, 2018
#BREAKING
October 9
Shiraz, south-central #Iran
Stores are closed as the merchants' strike continues on this second day.
#IranStrikes

Store-owners in 50 cities launched this protest movement on Monday in solidarity with the truckers' nationwide strike.
#IranianTruckersOnStrike
October 9
Karaj, #Iran
(West of Tehran)
Fardis sector
Stores are closed as merchants continue their strike for a second day.
#IranStrikes
October 9
Qazvin, NW #Iran
Store-owners in this city are on strike again for this second consecutive day.
#IranStrikes
Read 5 tweets
Oct 8, 2018
#BreakingNews
Cities across #Iran are witnessing a general strike as stores are closing across the country.
This goes alongside the truckers' nationwide strike that has spread to over 310 cities now.
#IranProtests
#IranianTruckersOnStrike
October 8
Tehran, #Iran
Sources say all gold market stores are closed.
#IranProtests
October 8
#Iran
Images of stores closed in the cities of Saqqez, Baneh, Marivan & Sanandaj.
#IranProtests
Read 35 tweets
Oct 7, 2018
#BreakingNews
Reports indicate atmosphere in #Iran's parliament (the Majlis) is very tense as members review the anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force (FATF) signing bill.
Sources say "hardliners" are voicing threats about the signing of this bill.

(File Photo)
2)
#BreakingNews
"Regarding the FATF, should we commit suicide today by signing this bill because we're going to die in the future?" says Behrouz Nemati, a member of #Iran's Majlis (parliament).

Read more about Iran & the FATF here:
fatf-gafi.org/countries/#Iran
3)
"Hardliners in Iran’s parliament have opposed passing legislation toward compliance with FATF standards, arguing it could hamper Iranian financial support for allies such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which the US has classified as a terrorist organization."
reuters.com/article/us-ira…
Read 13 tweets
Oct 6, 2018
Short Thread:

1)
#Iran's #FakeNews machine at work:

"It did not say where Zahedifar was arrested. In a video carried by state broadcaster IRIB, a blindfolded man who identified himself as Zahedifar denied he had fled Iran."
uk.reuters.com/article/uk-ira…
2)
Here's the video.

#Iran
#FakeNews
3)
What a coincidence (!), all of this developing just "a week after Tehran sentenced three people to death in a drive against economic crimes."

#Iran
#FakeNews
Read 6 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(