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🔸Prince Reza Pahlavi has issued a message to Donald Trump, the US President, asking him to be ready to "intervene to help the Iranian people."
In this message posted Friday evening, January 19th on X, he addressed Donald Trump directly, writing: "This is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support and action."
Mr. Pahlavi, referring to the widespread presence of Iranian citizens in the streets during Thursday day and night, January 18th, wrote "Today, they face not only bullets, but a complete communications blackout. There is no internet. No landline phones."
He added, addressing Donald Trump, that Ali Khamenei "wants to use this blackout to kill these young heroes."
Prince Reza Pahlavi, referring to Donald Trump's threats against Iran's government, wrote that these threats "have made the regime thugs retreat. But time is very critical. People will return to the streets in another hour. I ask you to help."
He described the US President as "a man of peace and a man of his word" and asked him: "Please be ready to intervene to help the Iranian people."
🔸Simultaneously with the internet shutdown and lack of information about conditions inside Iran, many Iranian users outside the country are addressing world leaders in various languages, requesting their help.
Many Iranian users abroad who previously were only active in Persian on X have, since Friday afternoon January 19th, been calling for internet access for people inside Iran by mentioning human rights organizations, Elon Musk, Donald Trump and other world leaders.
🔸Government news agencies reported the killing of six people during Thursday's protests on January 18th in Hamedan.
Iranian television, broadcasting a report about protests in this city, called protesters "counter-revolutionary elements and thugs" and reported the killing of "Mohammad Javad Bakhshian, military sergeant."
The fact-checking team at FactNamah and BBC Persian confirmed that the video related to those killed in Fardis, Karaj on January 18th is authentic.
🔸Thirteen days after the start of widespread protests in Iran, there are no precise figures for the number of arrests in different cities.
HRANA news agency, which covers human rights news, has reported that the number of arrests over 12 days has reached more than 2,277 people.
🔸Iran's National Security Council Secretariat, following widespread anti-government protests last night in numerous cities, said in a statement that recent events, although initially beginning with economic demands and protests, have been directed "with Israeli guidance and planning toward creating insecurity" in the country.
🔸Axios website reported on Friday, January 19th, that US intelligence assessments about the impact of protests in Iran are changing.
The report stated that US intelligence assessments until early this week were that the protests lacked "sufficient energy and capability to challenge the stability" of Iran's government, but following recent developments, this assessment is under "review."
A senior US official, who was not named, told Axios: "These protests are serious and we will continue monitoring them."
🔸Reports indicate that yesterday more than 50 small and large cities in Kurdish regions of Iran across four provinces - Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan, Kermanshah and Ilam - declared solidarity with Iran's nationwide protests by closing their markets and shops.
🔸Nikita Beer, head of X products, announced that the social network is implementing a change to Iran's flag emoji, which will soon be implemented in the web version. Based on this change, the Islamic Republic's flag will be replaced with the historical lion and sun symbol.
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