Iran's Supreme Leader to give speech about protests shortly, state TV says


FILE PHOTO: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran January 3, 2026. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Iran's ‌Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will give a speech ‌in a few minutes on "the terrorist actions" ‌in the country, Iranian state TV reported on Friday, as protests over economic hardships continued nationwide.

A countrywide internet blackout was ‍reported in Iran on Thursday and ‍extended into Friday, internet ‌monitoring group NetBlocks said. It coincided with calls for ‍more ​protests from Reza Pahlavi, the long-exiled son of Iran's last shah who was ⁠toppled in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

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