CNBC: A map of the worst clashes in Iran is telling experts something 'very interesting'
* Nine people were reported to have been killed during protests on Monday night, bringing the death toll from the unrest to 21
* "Crucially, the protests are now firmly beyond the control of any political factions or movements," Torbjorn Soltvedt, principal analyst for the Middle East and Northern Africa at risk consulting firm Verisk Maplecroft, told CNBC in an email Tuesday
* The ongoing clashes are the biggest public challenge to Iran's status quo since 2009, when a disputed presidential election prompted millions to take to the streets of the country to voice their anger
The geographical nature of Iran's ongoing anti-government protests is unique, analysts told CNBC on Tuesday.
Nine people were reported to have been killed during protests on Monday night, bringing the death toll from the unrest to 21. The deputy provincial governor of Tehran said Tuesday that police had arrested more than 450 protestors over the past three days, as authorities look to contain the widespread anti-government demonstrations that erupted last week.
"The geographical pattern of the protests is very interesting," Torbjorn Soltvedt, principal analyst for the Middle East and Northern Africa at risk consulting firm Verisk Maplecroft, told CNBC in an email Tuesday.
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Commentaries & Analysis On The Unrest In Iran -- News Updates January 2, 2018
What next for Iran protests? -- AFP
Iran protests: Why is there unrest? -- BBC
Iran's Wave of Protests Show a Split at the Heart of the Country -- TIME
The West Can Help Iranians Take Back Their Country -- Eli Lake, Bloomberg
Iran's Many Failures in the Middle East -- Nimrod Hurvitz and Dror Zeevi, Haaretz
Iran’s telegram revolution -- Mahsa Alimardani, Politico
Where We Can Agree on Iran -- Mark Dubowitz and Daniel B. Shapiro, Politico
Trump Reverses the Obama Doctrine on Iran -- Ben Shapiro, NRO
Iran protests pose an unpredictable challenge for authorities -- Rana Rahimpour BBC
Protests in Iran: The genie is out of the bottle -- DW
Five things you need to know about protests in Iran -- Al Jazeera
Everything you need to know about the Iran protests -- Paul Vale, Vice
On the streets of Tehran, Iranians feel protesters’ pain -- AP
