Iran protests LIVE: US President Donald Trump said that the situation in Iran is being monitored very closely and hoped for the protestors in the country to be safe, ANI reported.
He warned that if people get killed, the US would get involved and would hit the country where it hurts.
His statement came as protests continued to rock Iran on Friday after the country’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi issued a call for demonstrations.
Chants calling for the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, rang out on the streets of Tehran, reported AP, as protesters called for Pahlavi’s return.
What is happening in Iran?
Massive protests that erupted on December 28, 2025, triggered by a worsening economic crisis marked by inflation, a collapsing rial, soaring food prices and mounting cost-of-living pressures, have spread to almost all of Iran’s 31 provinces.
What began with demonstrations by shopkeepers and workers has expanded to include students, bazaari merchants and ordinary citizens, drawing crowds in more than 100 cities. Across many areas, protesters are no longer calling only for economic relief but are also demanding political change and voicing growing anger toward Iran’s leadership.
So far, violence around the demonstrations has killed at least 62 people while more than 2,270 others have been detained, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency.
Why Internet was shutdown in Iran?
Iran tightened controls on internet and phone services overnight as part of a stepped-up effort to suppress protests, after thousands of people were reported to have poured into streets nationwide, including in the capital, Tehran.
Who is the exiled leader of Iran?
The exiled leader of Iran is Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince of Iran. He is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the last shah (monarch) of Iran who was overthrown during the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Reza Pahlavi has lived most of his life outside Iran, mainly in the United States, and has become a prominent opposition figure, advocating for democratic change and urging Iranians to protest and seek a secular, democratic government.
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