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Iran: Exiled crown prince calls for protests to continue
DW-Jan10th2026
Kieran Burke with AP, AFP, Reuter
Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, has called for more mass action over the weekend after nearly two weeks of street protests against the government and the dire economic situation.
What you need to know
- Protests have gripped Iran for nearly two weeks
- Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, has called for the mass rallies to continue this weekend
- The demonstrations began in Tehran in late December in protest at the severe economic crisis in the country
- They have since evolved into calls to overthrow the Islamic regime
- The internet has been cut off in a bid to quell the protests, sparking fears of a tough crackdown by security forces
- Rights groups say at least 50 demonstrators have been killed since the uprising began
- Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has said the clerical regime won’t back down
- He has called the protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ who are trying to please US President Donald Trump
- Trump has again warned Tehran not to kill protesters but said any US action would stop
- short of ‘boots on the ground’
Iran protests near third week amid standoff with authorities
Recent protests in Iran, sparked by economic woes, have widened into broader discontent with the country’s theocratic rule, as the exiled son of the last shah, Reza Pahlavi, urges demonstrators to reclaim public spaces.
https://p.dw.com/p/56chm
Amid Iran’s unrest, is Reza Pahlavi gaining support?
As ongoing protests grip Iran, some activists are calling for the return of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, ousted in 1979. But how much support does he have inside the country?
https://p.dw.com/p/56cXF
Iran protests surge amid internet blackout and crackdown
DW asked Cornelius Adebahr of the German Council on Foreign Relations how these protests differ from earlier waves, and what Trump’s threat against Iran’s leadership could mean for protesters cut off from the outside world.
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