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[VIDEO] Anti-Ayatollah protests erupt across Iran

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Hundreds of thousands of anti-Iran regime protestors have flooded the streets of the beleaguered nation in what could be the beginnings of a massive regime change.

Fueled by a rapidly deteriorating economy and tanking inflation, videos of mounting citizen protests have poured in from across Iran in what could be the biggest revolt in the terrorist-sponsoring nation in decades.

According to multiple reports, protesters clashed with security forces throughout the week in Tehran and Mashhad, Iran, including the shut down of major commercial hubs across the country.

Demonstrators marching along Jomhouri Street in Tehran before spreading into areas the vicinity, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an opposition group.

Video footage captured large crowds moving into Naser Khosrow street and Istanbul Crossroads, where Tehran-based merchants were forced closed their shops amid the unrest, the organization reported.

Merchants in the major hubs also joined in on the protests, launching nationwide strikes and protests, closing down commercial centers like Tehran’s Grand Bazaar.

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Reports from on the ground detail protesters chanting “Shameless! Shameless!” and forced security forces back from several areas with tear gas and swung batons to disperse crowds.

Additional footage captured crowds chanting “Death to the dictator,” according to a translation by Iran International English.

Additional footage capture via social media echoed memories of the stand of “Tank Man” who stood against the Chinese government tanks during the Tiananmen Square protest, capturing one Iranian citizen sitting in front of riot police.

The protests have quickly gained international attention and support.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called for protesters to rise up in a video posted to X.

“The Iranian people have a glorious past, and they can have an even more glorious future,” Bennett said.

“That future depends on every one of you.”

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also weighed in saying it was no surprise Iranians are taking to the streets amid a collapsing economy he blamed on the regime’s extremism and corruption.

“It’s no surprise that the people of Iran are taking to the streets to protest the collapsing economy,” Pompeo said.

“The Iranian regime has ruined what should be a vibrant and prosperous country with its extremism and corruption.

“The people of Iran deserve a representative government that serves their interests — not those of the mullahs and their cronies,” he added.

In a statement, Maryam Rajavi, NCRI president-elect, said the protests reflected public anger over high prices, inflation and political repression, and called on Iranians to support the striking merchants.

The Iranian rial has fallen to a new record low against the U.S. dollar.

Official data show year-on-year inflation reached 52.6% in December, while average annual inflation was 42.2%.

This is a developing story. Check back for further updates.

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