Prince Reza Pahlavi urges ‘mass street takeover’ in Tehran

Exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi on Friday urged Iranians to “take over” the streets of Tehran and other major cities with simultaneous mass gatherings and road blockades, saying such a show of force is “necessary” to hasten the fall of the Islamic Republic.

“In order to overcome the regime’s repression, there is one path before us: the simultaneous and massive presence of people across the city, and at the same time, creating traffic jams on key routes and main roads,” Pahlavi posted on X on Friday.

“The solution is to go, in the form of small and cohesive groups of friends and family members, to the nearest street of your residence, find each other, and then hand in hand move toward the central streets of the city,” he added. “We will take back and rebuild Iran together.”