Iranian protesters have intensified nationwide demonstrations over the past 24 hours, directly appealing to President Donald Trump while chanting anti-regime slogans. Footage released on Wednesday showed a protester in Tehran symbolically renaming a street after Trump, while other videos captured handwritten calls saying: “Don’t let them kill us,” Iran International reported.
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The calls came as protesters faced an increasing security crackdown, including the deployment of armed units and tear gas near major civilian sites in Tehran.
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Exiled Iranian opposition leader Reza Pahlavi said the current unrest offers a historic opportunity to put an end to the Islamic Republic of Iran.
“In all these years, I have never seen an opportunity like we see today in Iran,” Pahlavi said in an interview that aired Tuesday on “Hannity.”
“The Iranian people are more determined than ever to put an end to this regime, as the world has seen in recent days: the level of demonstrations is unprecedented in Iran,” he said.
Pahlavi said the protests have spread to more than 100 cities and highlighted the role of Iran’s traditional merchant class, describing developments within the country’s bazaars as a turning point. “We are starting to see more and more defections,” Pahlavi said, adding: “Either way, the regime is crumbling and on the verge of collapse.”
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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., posted a photo of himself posing with President Donald Trump, who is holding a signed “Make Iran Great Again” hat. (Lindsey Graham / X)
Over the past 24 hours, Iran International reported ongoing protests and strikes across the country, including in Tehran, Tabriz, Qazvin, Kermanshah, Kerman, Shiraz, Falavarjan and Bandar Abbas. Tehran’s Grand Bazaar remained a focal point of unrest, with large crowds chanting against Iran’s leadership while authorities responded with tear gas and armed deployment.
Security operations expanded to sensitive civilian locations. Videos published by Iran International showed tear gas being used near or in Tehran’s Sina Hospital and Plasco shopping mall.
Protesters hold signs during a demonstration in Iran amid ongoing unrest, according to footage released by Iranian opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran. (NCRI)
The number of victims and arrests continued to rise. The Human Rights Activists News Agency, quoted by Iran International on Wednesday, reported that at least 36 people have been killed since the protests began, including 34 demonstrators and two members of Iran’s security forces, with more than 2,000 arrests across the country. Iranian authorities have not released updated official figures.
New footage from last day showed protesters lighting fires in the streets of Shiraz and chanting “Death to Khamenei,” referring to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. In Qazvin, protesters were heard chanting: “Law enforcement, return to the side of the nation.”
Iranian protesters attempt to take control of two cities in western Iran as nationwide unrest continues, with demonstrators chanting ‘Death to Khamenei’ in the streets. (Getty)
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Workers also joined the unrest, with strikes at the South Pars gas refinery and widespread store closures in key markets in Tehran and Tabriz.
