Iranians protest on the eve of the Islamic Revolution holiday and shout from their balconies: ‘Death to the dictator’

The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks on February 9, 2026 WANA via Reuters Residents of Iran chanted this Tuesday (10) slogans against Iranian authorities and the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on the eve of the main annual commemoration of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, according to images published on social media. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Iran has recorded a series of protests in the last month. The demonstrations were repressed by security forces. Activists denounced unprecedented repression by authorities. Over the past two weeks, there have been few reports of protests. Still, residents of Tehran took to their balconies on Tuesday night and shouted slogans such as: “Death to Khamenei”, “Death to the dictator” and “Death to the Islamic Republic”. Videos of the demonstrations circulated on monitoring channels on Telegram, X, Vahid Online and Memlekate. The AFP said it was unable to verify the authenticity of the images. See the videos that are trending on g1 The screams occurred while authorities launched fireworks to mark the eve of 22 Bahman on the Iranian calendar (February 11, 1979). The date marks the fall of the last shah and the rise to power of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Khamenei’s predecessor. The recent protests began with demonstrations motivated by the economic crisis. They then evolved into a broader movement. This is one of the biggest challenges to the regime since the 1979 revolution. According to the group Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), based in the United States, more than 6,900 people died during the protests, including 6,490 protesters. More than 52,600 arrests were also recorded. READ ALSO US positions mobile missiles at base in Qatar amid tension with Iran Trump threatens to do ‘something very tough’ against Iran and says he may send another aircraft carrier to the Middle East FBI document suggests that Trump was aware of Epstein’s crimes: ‘Everyone knew’ VIDEOS: most watched on g1

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