Nationwide protests in Iran 09/01/2026
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At Kaj Square in Saadat Abad, chants of “Long live the Shah,” as a young protester holds up an image of Iran’s Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi.
Friday, January 9th.
A surging wave of people responds to the call of Iran’s Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi.
Saltanat Abad (Pasdaran), Tehran
Friday, January 9th.
“Iran is ready.
Give us the order, Prince.”
Chitgar neighborhood, Tehran
Friday, January 9th.
A surging wave of people takes to the streets in response to the call by Iran’s Crown Prince.
Mashhad
Friday, January 9th.
In response to the call by Iran’s Crown Prince, on the evening of January 9th, waves of people flooded the streets of Tehran’s Jannat Abad neighborhood.
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“O beloved Shah, come back to Iran.
The turban-wearers have ruined Iran.”
Tehran, January 9th.
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On Farah (Sohrevardi) Street in Tehran, people are calling for the Pahlavis to return to Iran.
Friday, January 9th.
Chants:
“This is the final battle
Pahlavi will return.”
Punak neighborhood, Tehran
Friday, January 9th.
The Lion and Sun flag was raised in Hamedan.
Friday, January 9th.
On the second night of the call by Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, people took to the streets.
Yazd
Friday, January 9th.
On the second night following the call by Iran’s Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi, people took to the streets.
Cyrus the Great Street (Shariati), Tehran
Friday, January 9th.
Despite a nationwide internet shutdown imposed by the Islamic Republic, Protesters in Ashrafi Esfahani, Tehran, held a protest gathering, chanting;
“This is the final battle; Pahlavi will return.”
Friday, January 9th.
People took to the streets in response to the call by Iran’s Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi.
Mashhad
Friday, January 9th.
Protesters lit fires and chanted protest slogans across multiple points along Andarzgoo Street in Tehran.
Friday, January 9th.
People in Isfahan took to the streets in response to the call by Iran’s Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi, chanting death to the Islamic Republic’s dictator.
Friday, January 9th.
Chanting “This year is the year of blood, Seyyed Ali will be overthrown” in Shiraz.
Friday, January 9th.
Chanting slogans against the Islamic Republic’s dictatorship in Qom.
Friday, January 9th.