Iranians Protest Regime as Hardline President Ebrahim Raisi Set to Take Office | Watchman Newscast

On today's Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck breaks down the larger story behind protests that have now hit the Iranian capital of Tehran after starting in southeastern Iran last weekend over water shortages. These latest protests are yet another signal that the Iranian people are fed up with Iran's tyrannical regime, which had responded to the dissent with violent crackdowns. This comes as Ebrahim Raisi, known as the Butcher of Tehran, is eet to assume the Iranian presidency on August 5th. Raisi is notorious for leading brutal crackdowns of dissidents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices