Prince Reza Pahlavi, in a message, described the "resplendent and renewed presence" of the people in the streets on the evening of January 19 as a "decisive response to the threats of the treacherous and criminal leader of the Islamic Republic" and announced: "I am also preparing to return to my homeland to stand by you, the great nation of Iran, at the time of our national revolution's victory."
In another call, he urged protesters to come to the streets on the evenings of Saturday and Sunday, January 20 and 21, starting at 6 PM, and to claim the city centers. Additionally, Prince Reza Pahlavi invited workers and employees in key sectors of the economy, especially transportation and oil and gas, to initiate the process of a nationwide strike.
He told the armed and security forces: "Slow down and disrupt the machinery of repression even more so that on the appointed day, we can completely incapacitate it." This is the second call from Prince Reza Pahlavi during the protests of January 2025. In the first call, he had invited protesters to take to the streets on the nights of Thursday and Friday, January 18 and 19, and chant against the Islamic Republic. Despite the internet being cut off by the Islamic Republic, some protesters managed to access the internet and inform about their presence in various cities.
The U.S. Secretary of State also emphasized in a message that the United States supports the brave people of Iran. Meanwhile, Abbas Araghchi, Iran's Foreign Minister, spoke in an interview with Al-Manar about the existence of protests in Iran, deeming it a natural occurrence for any government.
The Coordination Council of Islamic Propaganda has also announced its intention to bring government supporters to the streets of Tehran on Tuesday. Additionally, the IRNA news agency reported the death of Farajollah Shushtari during the protests on the evening of January 19 in Ahmadabad, Mashhad.
NetBlocks reported that the nationwide internet shutdown has entered its thirty-sixth hour, limiting Iranians' ability to check on their loved ones. Amnesty International also deemed the internet and telecommunications shutdown a deliberate attempt to conceal human rights violations in Iran.
The Mehr news agency reported a sudden increase in the prices of some essential goods in the Iranian market, and the Islamic Republic's army announced its cooperation with other armed forces to "protect and safeguard the country's strategic infrastructure" during the protests.