Notations On Our World (Weekly Edition): On the #IranProtests

Iran Protests 

Scenes from The Streets in Tehran: 
People Shut off Their Cars and simply sit in their Cars

"We Bled Blood For 40 Years--It is Enough--We will Resist"

President Rouhani of Iran: 
The Price Increase Was Approved by the Head of the Three Branches

Member of Iran's Parliament (Majlis) Mahmoud Sadeghi: Decision to increase fuel was incorrect--The protests were Expected--A caution to Security Forces to not deal with people in a violent Way

University of Tehran Politics Professor Sadegh Ziba Kalam:  The Government drank the Poison of increasing the price of Gasoline

As we went to press, Protests in Iran continued in the aftermath of a sudden decision by the Government to raise the price of Gasoline.    Our team captured a sampling of the discourse before the Government turned off the Internet.    Netblocks reported that every day the internet was shut down, it cost the Iranian Economy over 360 Million Dollars.

We found it quite laughable how the Minister of Telecommunications claimed he was working on restoring the internet even though  the Government continued to double down on its' decision--including the Supreme Guide (referred to as the Supreme Leader in the Western Media) calling them thugs.    We saw reports of innovative non-violent civil resistance including handing flowers to police officers and shutting off cars and playing soccer (Football) or just simply shutting off vehicles and simply staying in cars.  

Our team will continue to assess it all over the ensuing days as we note this which in our view captured the aspiration of all Iranians for a better tomorrow:  

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Notations From the Grid (W-End Edition): On the Week That Was

President Trump & President Edrogan (Courtesy Economist) 

It has been quite a week in our World as the first week of the Impeachment Hearings in the US House of Representatives against President Trump.     Friday saw a testimony from the Former US Ambassador to Ukraine as the President attacked her on Twitter as she recounted how she was recalled and subsequently dismissed--and recounted how she felt intimidated and threatened in the aftermath of the call with the President of Ukraine.    Conservative Attorney Reflected upon the state of the GOP and President Trump:

  

This is also a week that saw President Trump and President Edrogan of Turkey met in Washington as well as Turkey continued its' campaign in Syria.   Meanwhile, Chile protests have continued as protests have continued in Lebanon as well.   There is also the UK Election Campaign as the Brexit Deadline looms large.   

Never a dull moment in our World as our Twitter Channel will be updated daily throughout the weekend as we gear up for a new week of deliberations throughout our platforms.