CONFUSION IN IRAN – AT 10:14 A.M. ET:  Very hard to get accurate information out of Iran, and some news organizations are eagerly losing interest.  The head of Iran's Revolutionary Guards has just announed "the end of the sedition," but we have no verification.

Today's most visible demonstrations were pro-regime, no doubt arranged by the regime itself.  Meanwhile, President Trump is pledging further aid to the revolutionaries.  From Fox:

President Trump doubled down on his support for Iranian protesters Wednesday morning, assuring that at the “appropriate time” they would see aid from the United States.

“Such respect for the people of Iran as they try to take back their corrupt government. You will see great support from the United States at the appropriate time!” Trump tweeted.

The president initially posted a tweet that described Iran as a “corrupt and poorly run country,” but then deleted the tweet, changing his statement to “corrupt government,” as opposed to the country as a whole.

Protests have rocked the Islamic Republic for nearly a week, leaving at least 21 people dead. At least 450 have been arrested in protests that have spread from Tehran to cities throughout the Muslim nation, the semi-official ILNA news agency reported.

The Iranian regime has moved to squash protests by cutting off communication and moving to block social media platforms, as it did nine years ago during the “Green Movement” of 2009.

The State Department announced Tuesday that it would use Facebook and Twitter to communicate directly with Iranian protesters, posting in Farsi on the social media platforms.

The decision to do so came after the Iranian government shut off access to Instagram as well as Telegram, a popular messaging app used by activists to organize demonstrations.

In 2009, the Iranian regime did the same, as the nation was rocked by protests and restricted social media platforms.

COMMENT:  We need further clarification on exactly what is happening.  At this writing there is absoluely no "new" news coming out of Iran, and it's getting to be nightfall there.  Is it possible that the rebellion has actually been broken?  We're watching carefully.

January 3,  2018