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Mark Pyruz
@markpyruz.bsky.social
• Observing Iran military security + region-related developments
• Military history image interpretation & analysis
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🇮🇷 Iran 7-day protest demonstration summary for 29NOV-05DEC 2025, compiled from visual evidence

Results:
🔼 Total number of adult individuals observed protesting: ≈2225
🔼 Total number of distinct protest sites: 53

🗒️ Data 🔢 Stats 📊 7-day turnout charts ⬇️
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🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

13 DEC: ≈230 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Medium-sized labor protest at Pasargad Allloy Steel Complex in Kavan

🗒️ Data sheet 📊 Turnout charts ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/3 ⬇️
December 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

12 DEC: ≈188 ⬅️ (tentative)

• FARAJA Special Unit dispatched to dissident mourning ceremony in Mashhad, scene of anti-regime speeches, chanting ⬇️

🖥️ Screenshot ⬇️
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December 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
🇺🇸 M8 Greyhound armored cars from Co C, 82nd Armd Recon Bn | CCA, 2nd Armd Div

⚔️ Operation Cobra (aftermath)
🗓️ Date: 05 Aug 1944
📌 Location: Saint-Sever-Calvados, 48.839894° -1.047438°

Historical photo:
🇺🇸 U.S. Signal Corps No. 332086
🗄️ VIRIN: 440805-A-D0439-1012
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🇬🇧 Churchill Mk.VII tank from 3rd Tank Bn Scots Guards, 6th Guards Armd Bde
🇬🇧 Infantry from 15th (Scottish) Inf Div

⚔️ Capture of Uelzen
🗓️ Date: 18 Apr 1945
📌 Location: Luisenstraße, 52.961597° 10.552096°

Photographer
🇬🇧 Sgt A.C.D. Laing
🗄️ IWM: BU 3999

🛰️ Imagery 🔲 Historical photo 📷 Street view ⬇️
December 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
🇺🇸 M4 Composite tank from 68th Tank Bn, 6th Armd Div

⚔️ Operation Cobra (aftermath)
🗓️ Date: 03 Aug 1944
📌 Location: Avranches, 48.686349, -1.362396

Photographer
🇺🇸 Wilkes, Signal Corps ETO-HQ-44-9811
🗄️ Nat. WWII Museum: No. 2004.311.121

🛰️ Imagery 🔲 Historical photo 📷 Street view ⬇️
December 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

11 DEC: ≈35 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Incidental anti-regime, pro-monarchy chants heard among crowd at dissident mourning ceremony in Sabzevar

📊 10 day line chart ⬇️
🧵Thread 1/3 ⬇️
December 11, 2025 at 9:29 PM
🇬🇧 Humber scout car and Churchill Mk IV tank from from 9 RTR, 31st Tank Bde

⚔️ Battle of Normandy
🗓️ Date: 26 Aug 1944
📌 Location: Cormeilles, 49.248101° 0.376889°

Photographer
🇬🇧 Sgt. Albert E. Wilkes, AFPU No.5
🗄️ IWM: BU 166

🛰️ Imagery 🔲 Historical photo 📷 Street view ⬇️
December 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

10 DEC: ≈280 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Labor protest near parliament by group of contract oil and electricity workers

📊 10 day category chart ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/4 ⬇️
December 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🇺🇸 Soldiers from 30th Inf Regt, 3d Inf Div
🇺🇸 M36 Tank Destroyer from Co A, 601st Tank Destroyer Bn

⚔️ Capture of Berchtesgaden
🗓️ Date: 04 May 1945
📌 Location: 47.633343° 13.003365°

Photographer
🇺🇸 T/5 B. J. McCroby Jr., 163rd Signal Photo Co.
🗄️ NARA: Signal Corps No. 374710
December 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

09 DEC: ≈634 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Renewed medium -sized labor protest by contract petro workers at Asaluyeh

📊 100 day turnout chart ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/4 ⬇️
December 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

08 DEC: ≈602 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Regular Monday protests by groups of telecom retirees over pension-benefit issues— this week seen at 14 city locations

📊 10 day line chart ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/6 ⬇️
December 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
🇮🇷 Iran 7-day protest demonstration summary for 29NOV-05DEC 2025, compiled from visual evidence

Results:
🔼 Total number of adult individuals observed protesting: ≈2225
🔼 Total number of distinct protest sites: 53

🗒️ Data 🔢 Stats 📊 7-day turnout charts ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/6 ⬇️
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

07 DEC: ≈466 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Medium-sized protest in Isfahan by livestock farmers over cost, shortages of feed

📊 10 day category chart ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/5 ⬇️
December 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🇵🇱 Sherman V tank from 10th Armd Cav Bde, 1st Armd Div (Poland)

⚔️ Operation Pheasant
🗓️ Date: Oct 1944
📌 Location: Alphen, 51.484543° 4.955451°

Historical photograph:
🇬🇧 Min. of Information, Press Agency
🗄️ IWM: HU 106423

🛰️ Imagery 🔲 Historical photo 📷 Street view ⬇️
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

06 DEC: ≈130 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Group of unfulfilled car buyers from Farhan Diesel Co. protested in Eslamshahr seeking legal recourse

📊 97 day turnout chart ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/3 ⬇️
December 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

05 DEC: 0 ⬅️ (tentative)

• No qualified evidence of protest demonstration emerged for this weekend date

📊 Turnout charts 🗒️ Data sheet ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/2 ⬇️
December 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

04 DEC: ≈105 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Protest over dam construction issues during IRI president visit to Yasuj, seen waving pro-IRI flags ⬇️

🖥️ Screenshot ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/4 ⬇️
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

03 DEC: ≈271 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Renewed separate protest incidents by groups of poultry farmers over feed issues: at Shiraz, Kermanshah

📊 10 day line chart ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/5 ⬇️
December 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🇬🇧 Cromwell Mk. V and Sherman Firefly VC tanks from 1 RTR, 22nd Armd Bde, 7th Armd Div

⚔️ Battle of Normandy
🗓️ Date: 23 or 24 Aug 1944
📌 Location: Lisieux, 49.142336° 0.231525°

Historical photo:
🇬🇧 Min. of Information
🗄️ HU 99796
🛰️ @GeoConfirmed

🛰️ Imagery 🔲 Historical photo 📷 Street view ⬇️
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
🇬🇧 Sherman V tanks from 2nd Armd Bn, Grenadier Guards, 5th Guards Armd Bde

⚔️ North West Europe Campaign
🗓️ Date: 01 Sep 1944
📌 Location: Villers-Bretonneux, 49.867256° 2.521254°

Photographer
🇬🇧 Sgt A.C.D. Laing, AFPU No.5
🗄️ IWM: BU 268

🛰️ Imagery 🔲 Historical photo 📷 Street view ⬇️
December 2, 2025 at 11:43 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

02 DEC: ≈316 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Medium-sized student assembly over cafeteria food dissatisfaction at Babol Noshirvani University of Technology

🗒️ Data sheet 📊 Charts ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/4 ⬇️
December 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
🇬🇧 Churchill tanks from 107th Regiment RAC (Kings Own)
🇬🇧 Humber armored cars from 49th (West Midlands) Recce Regt

⚔️ Operation Pheasant
🗓️ Date: 22 Oct 1944
📌 Location: Rijckevorsel, 51.348790° 4.760851°

Photographer
🇬🇧 Sgt. Charlie R. Crocker
🗄️ IWM: B 11114
December 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

01 DEC: ≈702 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Telecom retiree groups return to Monday protests after holiday date hiatus— this week seen at 17 city locations

📊 92 day turnout chart ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/4 ⬇️
December 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🇮🇷 Iran 7-day protest demonstration summary for 22-28 NOV 2025, compiled from visual evidence

Results:
🔽 Total number of adult individuals observed protesting: ≈1528
🔽 Total number of distinct protest sites: 37

🗒️ Data 🔢 Stats 📊 7-day turnout charts ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/6 ⬇️
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🗯️ Public protest demonstrations in Iran
#️⃣ Daily turnout observed from visual evidence

30 NOV: ≈866 ⬅️ (tentative)

• Medium-sized protest in Tehran by education sector retirees over pension-benefit issues

📊 10 day category chart ⬇️
🧵 Thread 1/7 ⬇️
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM