Protests intensified across Iran as protesters were filmed chanting in support of the exiled Reza Pahlavi and against the Islamic regime in various cities across Iran.
In some regions, including on Tehran’s Jomhuri Street, protesters were recorded successfully pushing back authorities, forcing regime police to retreat.
The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) stated “it would stand firmly against any unrest or territorial aggression, warning adversaries against miscalculation.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a social media post late on Monday that he had asked the interior minister to listen to "legitimate demands" of protesters.
As protests sweep Iran, a powerful image likened to Tiananmen's ‘Tank Man’ surfaces, echoing the bazaari class’s historic defiance amid economic collapse and rising calls for regime change.
“Iran’s missile capabilities and defense are not containable or permission-based,” said Ali Shamkhani, a political advisor of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Reza Pahlavi backed protests spreading across Iran, calling on all segments of society and security forces to join demonstrators as strikes and rallies grow amid a deepening economic crisis.
There isn't yet current proof that Tehran is developing or possesses such weapons.
As protests grow across Iran, the Mossad posted an unusual Farsi message urging demonstrators to act, saying it is with them in the streets, amid rising economic pressure and public unrest.
Clashes have reportedly broken out across multiple streets in Tehran, with authorities using tear gas to disperse the protesters.
