IRAN – THE RUMBLES CONTINUE – AT 11:41 A.M. ET:   We're getting more and more reports to the effect that the Iranian rebellion, presumably put down by the government, is still alive and festering.  From Fox: 

They are risking their lives to bring freedom to Iran, and vow to continue their protests.

"These uprisings have just begun. People are not at all willing to give up," one activist told Fox News from the streets of Iran.

"Their patience has come to an end and they have nothing to lose. Iran will surely not fall down and people will not retreat from their demands."

The defiance comes as President Trump announced Friday that he is waving sanctions against Iran under the controversial 2015 nuclear deal one last time, and gave the European allies four months to change the terms of the agreement or he may seek to scrap it.

The protesters we talked to demand even harsher sanctions.

"They should impose major sanctions on the regime," one protester demanded. Another added there "should be sanctions for human rights violations."

The protesters are members of the long banned opposition group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI, also known as the MEK). The group's leader, Maryam Rajavi, has been directly blamed by the Iranian government for fomenting the unrest.

Social media videos show supporters unveiling large banners with Rajavi's photo over highway overpasses, and continuing their opposition.

COMMENT:  We have to be ready in case the protests erupt again.  President Trump was vigorous in his verbal support for the demonstrators last time, but did little else.  The Europeans, ever conscious of the money they're making in Iran, did nothing. 

January 13, 2018