“We are deeply concerned for the lives of our fellow citizens, our families, and our colleagues and friends who, under these circumstances, have been left defenseless,” said Iranian filmmakers.
He asserted that he had received “reliable reports” indicating the authorities were facing “a severe shortage of mercenaries to confront the millions of people in the streets.”
"Admin officials have had preliminary discussions about how to carry out an attack on Iran if needed to follow through on Trump's threats," The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
One Iranian official told The Telegraph that “the establishment has never felt as threatened by protests as it does now.”
Both TIME Magazine and the BBC reported hundreds of protesters killed in Iran, with several hospitals in Tehran entering crisis mode due to an overflow of wounded patients.
Referring to the Islamic Republic's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Pahlavi said, “I am certain that he has seen these images from his hiding place and trembled in fear.”
Nikita Bier, Head of Product at X, responded to a user’s request to update the emoticon on Friday, with “Give me a few hours” before the update went into effect early on Saturday.
Iran condemns “the ongoing, unlawful, and irresponsible conduct of the United States of America, in coordination with the Israeli regime," Iran’s UN Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani wrote.
"Mr. President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support, and action," Pahlavi wrote on X, and asked him to "be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran."
The decision came as the protests in Iran approached their 14th consecutive day, with riots and violent clashes reported in several cities.
A flydubai spokesperson said that flights to Iran on Friday had been canceled and that the airline "will continue to monitor the situation" and revise its flight schedule accordingly.