4 h. ago Reza Pahlavi: is the last shah's son a viable opposition leader for Iran? – video explainer

From his exile in the US, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, has galvanised protesters in his home country, calling for them to continue demonstrating against the Islamic Republic. But Pahlavi is a divisive figure. As the heir of a violent authoritarian regime, his potential return is viewed suspiciously by some. Chants in his favour heard in the streets of Tehran and beyond may be less about support for the crown and more about him being seen as the only option to take people out of the country's political 'dead end'Growing protests in Iran do not necessarily herald a return to monarchy‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak Continue reading...

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28 h. ago Trump praises Iran's exiled royal as 'very nice' but doesn't go as far as fully supporting regime change bid

President Donald Trump expressed uncertainty Wednesday on whether Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi could eventually lead the country.

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33 h. ago Trump says he’s been assured Tehran has stopped killing protesters as Iran reopens its airspace – live

US president says ‘important sources’ also told him executions not going ahead as Iranian airspace reopens to flights after near-five-hour closureFull report: Iran protest killings have halted, Trump claims, as Tehran says executions are ‘out of the question’Iran crisis explained: what we know so farAnalysis: why western diplomats are wary of predicting regime’s end daysPodcast: Massacres and executions: what are we hearing from inside Iran?Moving for a moment to Australia, protesters have staged a rally outside the Iranian embassy in Canberra to demand regime change in Iran.About 100 demonstrators chanted “democracy for Iran” and “King Reza Pahlavi”, a reference to the last Iranian shah’s exiled son – a key figure in the anti-government protests.I don’t want Iran to be indentured to any foreign nation the moment anybody interferes. But if it means saving one life for it, we want a measured response that we can have this bloodshed ended. Continue reading...

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34 h. ago Trump says he’s been assured Tehran has stopped killing protesters as Iran closes its airspace – live

US president says ‘important sources’ also told him executions not going ahead as Iran extends order closing its airspace to commercial flightsFull report: US and UK military to withdraw some personnel from Middle East amid Iranian threatsIran crisis explained: what we know so far Analysis: why western diplomats are wary of predicting regime’s end days Podcast: Massacres and executions: what are we hearing from inside Iran?India has become the latest country to urge its citizens to leave Iran.The Indian embassy in Tehran said in a post on X:Indian nationals who are currently in Iran (students, pilgrims, business persons and tourists) are advised to leave Iran by available means of transport, including commercial flights.Trump said Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty about whether Pahlavi would be able to muster support within Iran to eventually take over. “I don’t know how he’d play within his own country,” Trump told Reuters in the Ova...

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3 d. ago Republican senator says future of Iran’s leader is ‘limited’ as Trump leans towards action

White House picks up key Democratic ally as foreign policy hawks eye chance to destabilize Iran’s government

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4 d. ago Iran protests live: Relatives of demonstrators killed by the regime trawl through body bags as new footage shows mothers begging loved ones' corpses to 'get up'

Iran's Supreme Leader has warned Donald Trump he 'will be overthrown' as footage from inside the country shows the regime is continuing to crack down on nationwide protests. 

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4 d. ago Iran protests live: Supreme Leader Ayatollah warns Trump 'will be overthrown' as protests continue and former MI6 chief warns the regime 'will try and crush' any uprising

Iran's Supreme Leader has warned Donald Trump he 'will be overthrown' as footage from inside the country shows the regime is continuing to crack down on nationwide protests. 

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4 d. ago MAGA senator tells Trump to 'kill' Iran's Supreme Leader amid brutal crackdown in Tehran

Republican Sen. Lindsay Graham told President Donald Trump to take strong action in Iran amid a brutal crackdown on protesters who have taken to the streets in recent days.

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4 d. ago 'This is our Berlin Wall moment. So why is Starmer all but silent on the plight of the Iranians?': A powerful intervention from the son of the late Shah of Iran

The chant resounds through the streets of Iran's holiest cities. 'The final battle. Pahlavi will return,' the protesters cry. 'Javid Shah! [Long live the Shah!].

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4 d. ago Iran’s regime is facing its gravest existential threat: here’s why

After a disastrous 12-day war with Israel last year and diminished support from its allies, Iran’s leaders have resorted to brutal violence to crush a mass uprising which is only going to get more bloody, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew

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5 d. ago Exiled crown prince pleads for support from Labour Government as revolution explodes in Iran

Exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi, who fled to the US with his father, the deposed Shah, after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, told The Mail on Sunday he is spearheading regime change.

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5 d. ago 'Spineless Starmer is turning UK into a military pygmy': Farage blasts PM as Iran's leader in exile pleads for British support and top brass warn of £28bn funding crisis

The Reform UK leader said it was 'terrifying' that the UK faced a £28 billion shortfall in defence funding.

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6 d. ago Iranian women light cigarettes by burning photos of Ayatollah Khamenei as protests to overthrow Supreme Leader grow and he activates 'missile cities' for defence

Women in Iran have been defiantly lighting cigarettes with burning images of supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei. 

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6 d. ago Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei eyeing 'escape plan' after deadly protests hit new heights, with more than 2,300 people detained

With buildings on fire, cars overturned and cries of 'death to the dictator' in the streets, the country's Supreme Leader was said to be making plans to leave.

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6 d. ago New protests erupt in Iran as supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames US for instigating the unrestIranians took to the streets in new protests on Friday to press the biggest movement against the Islamic republic in more than three years, as authorities sustained an internet blackout as part of a crackdown that has left dozens dead.Iran’s supreme leader vowed that authorities will not back down in the face of the rapidly growing protest movement, setting the stage for an intensified violent crackdown. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for harsher crackdown as protest movement swells

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calls protesters ‘vandals’ and ‘saboteurs’ and blames the US for instigating the unrestIran’s supreme leader has vowed that authorities will “not back down” in the face of a rapidly growing protest movement, setting the stage for an intensified violent crackdown on the second day of a nationwide internet shutdown.Protests have raged in cities and towns across the country in recent days, posing a threat to the authority of the regime, which has been significantly weakened since the last large protest movement in the country in 2022. Another round of demonstrations was called for Friday night. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Iran protesters are 'vandals trying to please Trump', says country's supreme leader

The supreme leader warned protesters Tehran would not tolerate them acting as ‘mercenaries for foreigners’

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6 d. ago Iran’s supreme leader vows authorities ‘will not back down’ in face of growing protest movement

Protests have taken place in all 31 Iranian provinces as Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blames US for unrestIran’s supreme leader has vowed that authorities will “not back down” in the face of a rapidly growing protest movement, fuelling fears of an intensifying crackdown on the second day of a nationwide internet shutdown.Protests have taken place in all 31 Iranian provinces in recent days, posing a threat to the authority of the regime, which has been significantly weakened since the last large protest movement in the country in 2022. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Who is Iran’s supreme leader? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s rise to power explained amid protests

Iran’s supreme leader faces his biggest threat yet after more than three decades in power

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6 d. ago The exiled Crown Prince at the centre of Iranian riot chaos: How US

Iran's exiled Crown Prince has placed himself at the centre of the mass protests that have washed over the country in recent days. 

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