Residents in several Tehran neighborhoods have resumed anti-government chants from their homes, signaling renewed dissent despite a sweeping crackdown earlier this year.

The protest movement, which peaked in January, shook the Islamic Republic led by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Rights groups say thousands were killed and tens of thousands arrested as security forces suppressed the unrest.

On Sunday (February 15) night, residents in the Ekbatan district shouted slogans including “death to Khamenei” and “long live the shah,” according to local monitoring accounts. Similar chants were reported in Shiraz and Arak.

The actions followed calls by exiled opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, who addressed a large rally in Munich. Police there estimated 250,000 participants, while his office claimed over a million people joined rallies worldwide.

According to France 24, the shift to rooftop and balcony protests reflects both fear of repression and sustained opposition sentiment.

The renewed unrest comes days before US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva, seen as critical to future tensions between Washington and Tehran.

BOB Post