Another wave of protests in Tehran. There is an appeal for a “millionth presence”

The recordings showed, among others: burning garbage containers. The authenticity of these recordings – as dpa writes – has not yet been verified. Riots were to take place in the southern part of Tehran. Meanwhile, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the shah deposed in 1979, called for more protests in the capital. In a post on Platform X, he called for a “millions of people” in Tehran and “the erection of barricades on key communication arteries and main roads.”

The article continues below the video

Pahlavi lives in exile. It is unclear how much influence he has on the protests. Iran's opposition abroad is considered divided and fragmented.

Protests caused by economic problems have been ongoing in Iran since December 28. According to the media, security forces used firearms against demonstrators in various cities; at least seven people died.

Donald Trump threatens to intervene in Iran

At the beginning of the week, President Massoud Pezeszkian announced a dialogue with the leaders of the protests that began with a strike by shopkeepers who were hit hard by the collapse of the local currency. Pezeszkian admitted that the cause of the crisis was the authorities' negligence. – We are the ones to blame. Don't find fault with America or anyone else. We must serve well to make people happy with us (…). It is up to us to find solutions to these problems, he said.

Pezeshkian's government is trying to introduce an economic liberalization program, but the deregulation of some exchange rates has contributed to a sharp decline in the value of the Iranian rial.

On Friday morning, US President Donald Trump on his Truth Social social media platform threatened that the US would come to the aid of Iranian protesters if “the authorities in Tehran shoot and brutally kill demonstrators as they usually do.” Trump concluded by saying: “We are armed and ready for action.”