Tehran’s show of strength-and the cracks beneath
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Key Points:
- Despite a nationwide internet and phone blackout, widespread protests continued across major Iranian cities including Tehran, Isfahan, Mashhad, and Tabriz, with demonstrators chanting anti-government slogans and clashing with security forces.
- Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei condemned the protests as foreign-instigated sabotage, threatened harsh punishments including the death penalty for protesters accused of violence, and warned US President Donald Trump of eventual downfall.
- Exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi called for sustained protests and nationwide strikes targeting key economic sectors to pressure the regime, signaling a push for prolonged civil unrest.
- International actors including the UN, EU, and Western governments condemned the crackdown, urged restraint, and expressed concern over the severe internet shutdown that
