Iran: The Khamenei government blocked all access to the nation and shut down the internet nationwide on January 8 in an effort to quell the demonstrations. According to cybersecurity and digital governance research firm Netblocks, the national shutdown reached 84 hours on Monday.Iran’s countrywide internet blackout has lasted more than 84 hours, according to data as the country begins a new day. These solutions are supported by years of study on internet censorship,” Netblocks said on X.

Journalist and activist Masih Alinejad shared a video she got from Iran on social media, writing, “Videos received from Tehran via Starlink: Despite mass killings and widespread repression, people are still in the streets.”

544 verified fatalities during the demonstrations have been reported, and dozens more cases are still being investigated, according to the most recent statistics from Human Rights Activists News Agency. After being arrested, over 10,681 people have also been sent to jails. There have been protests in 186 cities, 585 sites, and all 31 provinces of the nation.

The rallies against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s rule started on December 28 in response to deteriorating economic circumstances and have subsequently expanded.

In the meanwhile, Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahalavi, who is now in exile, has been an outspoken advocate for the protesters, supporting what he characterizes as a national movement against the Islamic Republic.

“I announce another stage of the national uprising to overthrow the Islamic Republic and reclaim our dear Iran,” he said in a video statement posted on X. In Iran, all organizations and machinery in charge of the regime’s deceptive propaganda and communication disruption are seen as valid targets, in addition to taking and controlling the main thoroughfares of cities. Employees of the government, military, and security services have the choice to either stand with the people and support the country, or they may choose to collude with the country’s killers and purchase their own everlasting humiliation and curse.

Speaking to Iranians living overseas, he said that Iranian embassies and consulates should fly the Iranian national flag instead of the Islamic Republic’s since they are owned by the people.The dictatorship is severely lacking in repressive troops, and the increasing firing at the populace is a result of fear of a quicker collapse and fall rather than a lack of mercenaries. No more of our young people’s blood will be spilled on the ground by these criminals. We’ll deny them the chance. We’re not going back. Iran will soon be free. Iran’s eternal children’s blood poured on the earth leads us to triumph. We’re not by ourselves. International aid is also on the way. Await my next communications. We shall celebrate freedom and triumph across Iran and soon retake our beloved country from the Islamic Republic,” he said.

Following reports of the killings, mostly of demonstrators, US President Donald Trump stated earlier that Washington was considering “very strong options” because the Islamic Republic seemed to be going beyond a “red line” established by his administration.

In response to a question on whether Iran had seemed to have crossed the line he had established over the treatment of protestors, Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, “They’re starting to, it looks like.”

The US President said, “Those in power were ruling through violence,” alluding to the current demonstrations in the Islamic Republic.He emphasized that the highest echelons of the US administration were keeping a careful eye on the issue.Some individuals who shouldn’t have been slain seem to have been killed. We’re taking this very seriously, but these are violent—if you call them leaders, I’m not sure whether they’re leaders or if they just use violence to control. The military is investigating it. We’ll make a decision, but we’re considering some very good choices,” Trump said.

According to a New York Times story, Trump was briefed on a variety of military options aimed against Iran, but he did not go into detail about the precise measures Washington may take.