“FINAL BATTLE’: Regime Panics as Clerics Flee Cities and Iran Erupts Nationwide, “DEATH TO KHAMENEI!” “LONG LIVE THE SHAH!”

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“This is the final battle. Pahlavi is returning.”

Nationwide unrest in Iran is intensifying, with protests spreading across Tehran, Qom, Arak, Hamedan, Bandar Ganaveh, and numerous other cities, signaling a rapidly escalating challenge to the regime.

Video footage circulating online and shared by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) shows violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Shiraz, Isfahan, Kermanshah, and Tehran. In the videos, demonstrators confront security forces in crowded streets amid scenes of screaming and apparent gunfire, hurling objects and chanting anti-regime slogans including “Death to the Dictator,” “Death to **Ali Khamenei,” and “Shame on you.”

Bazaar-led protests—historically one of the most dangerous pressure points for the Islamic Republic—appear to be gaining momentum, particularly in Tehran, underscoring the depth of economic and political anger fueling the unrest.

Reports suggest regime panic is setting in at senior levels. Clerics are reportedly removing their robes and turbans, changing into civilian clothing, and fleeing major cities—behavior widely interpreted as preparation for collapse rather than confidence in control.

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Violence has intensified at several flashpoints. In Lordegan, severe clashes are underway, with reports that protesters have armed themselves and are firing toward regime forces. The governor’s office has been set ablaze, echoing scenes reported in other cities, and there are claims that protesters have overrun judiciary buildings and facilities linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Several protesters have been killed and dozens arrested.

In Marvdasht, demonstrators torched a police vehicle, and at least one security officer was killed as clashes continued.

According to Fox News, the regime ordered a sweeping shutdown across much of the country, closing businesses, universities, and government offices as protests entered a fourth consecutive day. Military helicopters were deployed over several cities in an apparent effort to intimidate residents and prevent the unrest from spreading.

The upheaval coincides with visible instability at the top of the regime, including abrupt economic and security leadership changes—moves widely viewed as reactive measures amid growing fear of losing control.

The scale, geographic spread, and escalating violence suggest Iran is facing one of the gravest internal crises in the history of the Islamic Republic—and potentially a decisive turning point.

Iran grinds to standstill as protesters take to the streets, crowds chant ‘Death to Khamenei’

By Emma Bussey, Fox News, Dec. 31, 2025:

Iran ground to a near-standstill Wednesday as businesses, universities and government offices closed under a government-ordered shutdown amid protests caused by a growing political and economic crisis.

Video footage circulating online and shared by the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (MEK) shows intense clashes between protesters and security forces in cities including Shiraz, Isfahan, Kermanshah and Tehran.

In the videos, protesters chant anti-regime slogans and confront security forces in crowded streets.

Footage included scenes of screaming and apparent gunfire, with demonstrators throwing objects and shouting, “Death to the dictator” and “Proud Arakis, support, support.”

Additional footage shared by MEK shows crowds chanting, “Death to Khamenei!” and “Shame on you, shame on you!” as anger appears to spread across the country, with a particular focus on bazaar-led protests in Tehran.

Some of the most dramatic scenes were reported in the city of Fasa in south-central Iran. Video circulating online shows demonstrators hurling objects at the gates of a government complex and shaking them until they opened.

Military helicopters were seen flying over the city, apparently to intimidate residents and prevent the unrest from spreading.

In Kermanshah, in western Iran, bazaar merchants were seen confronting security forces while chanting, “Dishonorable, dishonorable,” according to video footage.

Demonstrations, strikes and clashes with security forces continued for a fourth consecutive day in cities across the country.

The unrest has unfolded alongside a series of high-level leadership changes that have added to uncertainty.

On Wednesday, Pezeshkian appointed Abdolnaser Hemmati, a former economy minister, as the new head of Iran’s central bank after the resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin.

State media quoted the president as acknowledging the role was “extremely difficult and complex,” warning that the new central bank chief would face intense pressure and criticism amid ongoing economic turmoil, according to IRNA.

Separately, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei announced the appointment of IRGC Brig. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi as deputy commander in chief of the Revolutionary Guards.

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