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* Protests in Iran: Protests are ongoing in Iran, with a focus on seizing control of towns and cities.
* Media Access: Al Jazeera is the only major foreign news network currently reporting live from Iran.
* Reza Pahlavi’s Role: Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Crown Prince, is a prominent figure in the protests, urging demonstrators to escalate their actions. He believes his return to Iran is “very near.”
* Pahlavi’s Call to Action: He’s calling for protesters to “seize and hold city centers.”
* Historical context: Pahlavi’s father, the Shah, was overthrown in the 1979 Islamic Revolution and widely disliked. Support for Pahlavi himself within Iran is unclear, and some support for the Shah may simply be nostalgia for pre-revolution times.
* Contributor: Haley Ott contributed to this report.
* Related Coverage: CBS News has a feature section dedicated to the standoff with Iran, including nuclear issues.
