Internet, Phones Cut in Iran as Protesters Answer Exiled Prince’s Call for Protests

Reza Pahlavi, the son of the shah deposed in 1979, called on Iranians to take to the streets in a post on X.
Internet, Phones Cut in Iran as Protesters Answer Exiled Prince’s Call for Protests
Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, holds a press conference in Paris on Jun. 23, 2025. Joel Saget/AFP via Getty Images
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Internet and phone outages were reported across Iran on Jan. 8, as protests continued following a call from the nation’s exiled prince.

Demonstrations have erupted across the country for days, initially over economic troubles. The protests escalated to calls for the overthrow of the regime presided over by Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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