The story: Sudden protests in downtown Tehran have gained the attention of media and Iranian social networks as demonstrators brazenly chanted slogans against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. While officials have broadly stated that the protest erupted over a local power outage, videos that have gone viral on social media show that it quickly turned political. Meanwhile, the police is reportedly trying to track down some of the demonstrators.

The coverage: Protesters took to Jomhuri Street, a major east-west thoroughfare running through the center of the capital, on July 26...