Update Iran 18 Tir: (7-9-09) Regime Vows to Smash Any Dissent as Protestors Said to Gather in Tehran

The Iranian Regime has promised to “smash” any attempts at protests today in Iran. Today is 18 Tir, the anniversary of the 1999 Student Uprising, where the regime arrested and murdered students. There are reports (unconfirmed) that the protestors are beginning to gather in Tehran (via social networks Twitter and fears are that communications will be cut in the Capitol to prevent news from the protestors of reaching news organizations outside of Iran. In the past few weeks, sites such as Twitter were the main source of communicating the atrocities that have been committed against the Iranian people by the dictatorial regime.