Iran Regime's Interior Minister: Protests in 100 Cities, Clashes in 42 Cities, and We Still Face the Same Incidents 3/12/2018 5:36:25 AM Deputy Interior Minister Majority of those arrested lacked security record and 85% were under the age of 35 Iran Uprising - No. 112 Deputy Interior Minister: Protests transcended all political currents in the country; spread very quickly, and violence was more than ever. Majority of those arrested lacked security record and 85% were under the age of 35.  In spite of all the lies and deceptions to conceal the real dimensions of the uprising in the last December and January, the clerical regime inevitably acknowledged the extent of the uprising through remarks by its Minister of Interior. He said, 'The main character of the protests was its large dimension. In a night or two, protests spread to 100 cities, and we had clashes in 42 cities ... The protests spread to cities and towns that maybe many had not heard the ...