When a protest by angry traders about what they see as the Islamic Republic's poor handling of the economy morphed into a national uprising across Iran, the authorities moved quickly to shut down the internet.

Reza Pahlavi told TIME that protesters in Iran are counting on the U.S. President to intervene as the regime kills demonstrators by the thousands.

The son of Iran’s late shah says he is confident the Islamic Republic will fall in the face of mass protests and calls for intervention. “The Islamic Republic will fall — not if, but when,” Reza Pahlavi tells a news conference in Washington, DC. “I will return to Iran.”

US President Donald Trump was advised that a large-scale military strike against Iran would be unlikely to make the Islamic Republic's regime fall, and may have sparked a wider conflict, US officials told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz became the first Group of Seven leader to predict the downfall of Iran’s regime in the face of mass protests, saying it’s in its “final days.”

The son of Iran's late shah said Friday he was confident that mass protests would topple the Islamic republic and urged international action, as President Donald Trump holds off on intervening in the unrest.

Pahlavi, 65, is the exiled son of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran, who was ousted in the 1979 Islamic Revolution that ushered in the Islamic Republic. His name has been a rallying call for protests that started on December 28 and have been met by a violent crackdown that rights groups say has killed thousands.

Somewhere deep in a bunker, or wherever he may be hiding, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will probably not reflect on one bitter reality. Regardless of what happens next, and whether Donald Trump orders American stealth bombers into action or breaks his promise to intervene,

President Donald Trump supports Iranian protesters entering their third week of demonstrations, contrasting with President Barack Obama's silence during 2009 protests.

Iranians are once again in the streets. And once again, the regime appears to be responding as it always has — with brutal violence. Might the end result this time be different?

The videos that have trickled out of the Islamic Republic offer a rare glimpse into the scope of the crackdown.