Iran Resorts To Crackdown, Fearing Mass Rallies Marking National Day Heshmat Alavi  ,  CONTRIBUTOR Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. October 29 th  marks “Cyrus Day” in Iran, commemorating Cyrus the Great, probably the most renowned ruler of ancient Persia. Last year on this day a large gathering of thousands Iranians sent shockwaves to Tehran, proving to the world Iran’s society remains restive and fiercely opposes the ruling regime. For the past 48 hours social media activists across Iran have used the hashtag #CyrusDay to post their views and inviting people to the gathering. Fearing similar rallies this year, the Iranian regime resorted to dispatching a large number of security forces and “military maneuvers and widespread repressive measures in various cities of Fars province (southcentral Iran),” according to a  statement  issued by the opposition National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). Units of th...