Iran 'on verge of collapse' after carrying out first execution over protests

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : Djalili later added: 'Messages I'm getting from Iran: "Tehran on verge of collapse.'Leaked: Basij leader there has admitted the possibility of Tehran's fall tonight is extremely high and that the Presidential palace may be attacked.
43% : He said that the protest on Wednesday had been 'organised in secrecy', citing information sent to him from inside Iran.'Reports coming in of helicopters taking off from within the boundaries of the Presidential compound removing several families from inside Khamenei's House,' he tweeted.
35% : Iran has announced the first known execution of a man convicted over the recent anti-government unrest sparked by the death of Mahsa (Jina) Amini.
35% : Mohsen Shekari was hanged this morning after being found guilty of injuring a security guard with a knife and blocking a street in Tehran.
31% : Shekari's arrest, trial and execution took only weeks, and according to Amnesty International, authorities are seeking the death penalty for at least 21 people in connection with the protests.

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