Iran's Revolutionary Guards chief announced the "end of the sedition" on Wednesday, 3 January as tens of thousands rallied in a show of strength for the country's Islamic rulers after days of deadly unrest.
General Mohammad Ali Jafari said the Guards only intervened "in a limited way" against fewer than 15,000 "trouble-makers" nationwide, adding that a large number had been arrested.
Protests over economic problems broke out in Iran's second city Mashhad on 28 December and quickly spread across the country, turning against the regime as a whole.
A total of 21 people have died in the unrest, with protesters attacking government buildings and police stations in some areas.
Jafari spoke after thousands of pro-regime demonstrators took to the streets.
Chants of "Leader, we are ready" were heard as images showed thousands rallying in the cities of Qom, Ahvaz, Kermanshah and elsewhere.
The demonstrators waved Iranian flags and pictures of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as well as placards saying "Death to seditionists". General Jafari added those behind the protests had "intervened massively on social media" but that "once restrictions were started, the troubles reduced".
Telegram and Instagram were blocked on cellphones soon after the protests began on 28 December.
Telecoms Minister Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi said Telegram would only be unblocked if it removed "terrorist" content.
There were few reports of anti-regime protests overnight, although it remained difficult to verify information from the provinces.
US President Donald Trump said Iranians were trying to "take back" their government, extending a drumbeat of encouragement for the protests.
UN human rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called on the Iranian authorities to defuse tensions and investigate the deaths.
Even reformists in Iran, who backed the 2009 protests, have condemned the violence and the support the demonstrations have received from the United States. But they also urged the authorities to address economic grievances.
Many have been turned off by the violence, which has contrasted with the largely peaceful marches in 2009.
But on the streets of the capital, there is widespread sympathy with the economic grievances driving the unrest, particularly an unemployment rate as high as 40 per cent for young people.
(This story has been edited for length)
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