Many Iranian opposition activists are hoping the current unrest could be the beginning of the end of the country's hardline Islamic regime.

Iran’s army chief has threatened preemptive military action over the “rhetoric” targeting the Islamic Republic

Protesters were "ruining their own streets" to please President Donald Trump, who has threatened intervention, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on Saturday that Tehran is effectively locked in a ‘full-fledged war’ with the United States, Israel and European powers, accusing them of trying to bring down his government through sustained political, economic and military pressure.

Protests over the economy are sweeping through Iran. The country's currency is plummeting amid concerns Israel will restart its war with Iran, a move President Trump signaled he would approve.

Iran’s supreme leader placed the country’s security services on their highest state of alert as protests threatened to topple the regime.

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Videos posted on social media purported to show crowds gathering in Tehran on Friday night chanting anti-regime slogans, despite warnings from authorities that protesters would not be afforded any “legal leniency”.