New anti-government chants in Tehran after giant rallies abroad: reportsThere were vast demonstrations of Iranians abroad on Saturday. (Photo: AFP)PARIS - Some residents of Tehran on Sunday chanted slogans against the clerical leadership from balconies and windows, reports said, a day after Iranians abroad staged giant opposition rallies in Europe and North America. Reza Pahlavi, the son of the shah ousted by the Islamic revolution, had urged people inside the country to stage such actions in parallel with protests abroad over the weekend. Other major pro-monarchy rallies were held in diaspora strongholds including Los Angeles and Toronto. Pahlavi's office said on X that over a million people had attended such rallies worldwide but it was not immediately possible to confirm the figure.

Source: Bangkok Post February 16, 2026 02:20 UTC