Leader of rioters (unnamed)
An individual who organizes and directs a group engaged in violent public disorder, coordinating actions and influencing participants during a riot.
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Aug 29, 2026
Far Right
Thirty leaders of January's riots were identified and arrested in Markazi province, as reported by Kayhan.
Principlists see these arrests as vindication of their line that the riots were foreign-backed and that the state's crackdown was justified.