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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Friday warned that Donald Trump would be “overthrown,” accused foreign-backed forces of fueling protests and said the Islamic Republic would not back down.

Exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi praised the nationwide turnout on Thursday night, after millions took the streets across the country, and urged more Iranians to join coordinated protests at 8 p.m. on Friday.

A nationwide internet and phone blackout hit Iran on Thursday and continued into Friday, according to live network metrics from network monitoring groups.

Millions of Iranians took the streets across the country at around 8 p.m. local time for a national rally called by exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi.

US President Donald Trump warned Iran’s authorities against killing demonstratorswhile praising Iranians as “brave people” amid nationwide protests on Thursday.

Casualty and arrest figures climbed further, with rights group HRANA reporting at least 42 people killed since protests began, including 34 protesters and two members of security forces. More than 2,000 people have been arrested.

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One of the many US hostages held years ago at the time of the overthrow had this to say: “Barry Rosen, former US hostage held in Iran during the 1979 revolution described the ongoing protests as a breaking point unlike any since, with Iranians showing resolve after being pushed past limits.

“I was held hostage in Iran for 444 days. Forty-six years later, I can say this with absolute clarity: what is happening in Iran right now is unlike anything I have seen since,” Rosen posted on X on Friday.

“This is not a moment of unrest — it is a breaking point. The Iranian people are acting with the resolve of a nation that has been pushed past its limits,” he added.

“The regime is brutal, but the people’s determination is stronger than I have ever seen. Their fight is not symbolic — it is existential. And the outcome will define Iran’s future for generations,” Rosen said.”

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