Saturday was “the last day of the riots” in Iran, according to Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami in some of the toughest language used during the crisis. Since the death of 22yo Mahsa Amini after she was taken into custody by the morality police last month, widespread demonstrations have built into a movement that analysts say poses the biggest threat to Iran’s leadership since the 1979 revolution. Addressing protesters across the country, Major General Salami told them not to “slap the security forces who are defending you in the face.” Experts say it’s the clearest sign that security forces will step up their already forceful response that has claimed the lives of 272 protesters with nearly 14,000 arrested. Officials are also cracking down on the journalists who broke the story of Amini’s death. Niloofar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi have been accused of being CIA spies – a charge that carried the death penalty in Iran. #SquizShortcut