Iran’s supreme leader placed the country’s security services on their highest state of alert as protests threatened to topple the regime.

Senator Lindsey Graham, a South Carolina Republican and frequent critic of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's regime, posted a message on X in support of the widespread protests happening in the Mideast nation and assuring the protesters that President Donald Trump has "noticed" their resistance.

"You have proven and I know you are a man of peace and a man of your word. Please be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran," he wrote on X

As Iran's exiled crown prince predicts his imminent return, the Islamic Republic shirks Trump's warnings and threatens protesters with maximum punishment.

Iran has disconnected its internet and phone lines to cut off its 85 million people from the rest of the world.

Protests in Iran have continued for nearly two weeks, with the government acknowledging the persistent unrest despite an intensifying crackdown. At least 72 people have been killed and more than 2,300 detained,

As a wave of protests swept across Iran last night, the internet was completely shut down. I have no idea what is happening to my friends, my family, or anyone else. My best friend Champ was at

Iran protests turn more violent with 65 reportedly killed by Friday and over 2,300 arrested as authorities imposed an internet blackout amid nationwide anti-regime unrest.