Now that Khamenei has spoken, the crackdown will harden. Across three defining protest waves - in 2009, 2019, 2022 - the public record shows that when he speaks, the cost of dissent rises sharply.
Members of Iran’s roughly 8,000-strong Jewish community are avoiding protest flashpoints as unrest spreads nationwide, according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster KAN News.
Khamenei addressed the protests through his official Farsi-speaking account, calling the Bazzaris "among the most loyal Iranians in the country.
The Iranian hackers shared a series of photos, including one of Shaked at a meeting with Bennett and another of her posing with several IDF soldiers.
"The Iranian regime is in trouble," the former US secretary of state said, citing ongoing anti-regime protests that are occurring across Iran.
Pahlavi added that he has a plan for a "stable transition" in a scenario where the Islamic Republic regime would be toppled, where the country's citizens would take to the streets in millions.
After five days of demonstrations, some analysts and observers see support for the son of the deposed Shah, Reza Pahlavi, as the main factor, and others cite economic grievances.
REGIONAL AFFAIRS: Any visible Israeli hand risks allowing the regime to reframe an organic uprising as a Zionist plot - but this does not mean that nothing should be done from the outside.
'The United States of America will come to their rescue,' President Donald Trump announced about the protestors on Truth Social.
Israel used its Farsi channel to amplify messages of resistance as protests spread in Iran.
Iran’s Defense Ministry export body is offering cryptocurrency payments for military contracts, signaling a new way to bypass sanctions on arms sales.
