Protests hit multiple Iran cities for first time in weeks February 17, 2023 at 03:56AM

The demonstrations, marking 40 days since Iran executed two men on charges related to the protests, show the continuing anger in the country. The protests, which began over the September 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after her arrest by the country's morality police, have morphed into one of the most serious challenges to Iran’s theocracy since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.