Goldie Ghamari - January 02, 2026


IRAN RIOTS 101： Iranian explains EVERYTHING you need to know.

BREAKING： Iran Revolution Updates Day 4 BREAKING IRAN UPDATES： DAY 6

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What the mainstream media won't tell you about what's happening in Iran and the protests against the Islamic Republic that started on December 28, 2019, and escalated into the largest anti-Islamic Republic, pro-revolution and pro-Shah demonstrations in recent memory.

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00:00:00.000 I'm Iranian, and here's everything you need to know in less than 20 minutes about what's currently
00:00:04.920 happening in occupied Iran with the nationwide strikes and protests by Iranians against the
00:00:10.100 Islamic Republic that the mainstream media won't tell you. If you've been watching Iran this week,
00:00:15.260 you already know that something huge is happening. It started on Sunday, December 28, with protests
00:00:21.160 regarding the collapsing economy and the financial crisis, which quickly sparked into anti-Islam,
00:00:27.620 anti-Islamic republic, pro-revolution and pro-Shah demonstrations that have rapidly taken over the
00:00:33.660 country. Over the last six days, we have seen nationwide strikes by merchants, university
00:00:39.120 students joining in, violent security crackdowns by the Islamic regime terrorist forces, reported
00:00:44.900 deaths, Islamic regime officials attacking Iranians attending funerals, and mounting international
00:00:50.880 attention, especially after President Trump gave an explicit warning to the Islamic Republic that
00:00:56.760 the United States would intervene if the Islamic Republic does not stop murdering innocent Iranians. 0.97
00:01:03.000 Events are still rapidly unfolding, but right now I'm going to walk you through exactly what 0.98
00:01:08.060 happened day by day in the first six days, starting from December 28 until January 2nd.
00:01:13.780 I'm also going to give you the important context from the Iranian perspective that you're not going
00:01:18.380 to get from mainstream media or non-Iranian commentators. The immediate backdrop is the
00:01:23.640 Islamic Republic of Iran's economic downfall. Inflation has skyrocketed to over 40 percent
00:01:29.100 and the riyal, which is the official currency of the country, has collapsed to a historic low
00:01:34.600 of 1.4 million riyals to one U.S. dollar. Keep in mind, in 1979, when the Shah of Iran was still
00:01:42.740 in power and before the Islamic dictatorship occupied Iran, the value of the riyal was 70
00:01:48.940 to one US dollar. So just put that into perspective. In 1979, 46 years ago, the value of the real was
00:01:56.440 70 reals to one US dollar. Today, it has dropped to a historic low of 1.4 million reals to the US
00:02:04.020 dollar. On Sunday, December 28, because of the collapse of the real, protests and strikes began
00:02:09.560 to break out across central Tehran and various shops across the city. Shopkeepers shut down
00:02:15.200 their stores in protest of the economic instability and financial collapse of the Riyal.
00:02:20.300 Videos circulating from Tehran, the capital city of Iran, showed that these chants and
00:02:25.220 strikes are growing. This first day was very significant for us Iranians because it didn't
00:02:30.340 look like scattered anger. It looked like the start of coordinated market pressure.
00:02:35.840 Massive store closures across the city, rapidly increasing crowds, and within hours of the first
00:02:42.000 strike, we started hearing slogans and chants not about the economic crisis, but about who is
00:02:47.760 responsible for the economic crisis and what shopkeepers want. In other words, the demonstrations
00:02:53.120 quickly shifted from complaining about the economic collapse to calling for overthrow of the Islamic
00:02:59.100 Republic, calling for revolution, and calling for the return of the Shah of Iran, His Royal Highness
00:03:04.700 Nezapahlevi II, who's currently in exile. At the same time, the Shah of Iran in exile, His Royal
00:03:10.500 Highness King Reza Pahlavi II put out a video message to Iranians in occupied Iran, encouraging
00:03:16.660 them to continue the strikes, encouraging them to continue putting pressure on the Islamic Republic
00:03:21.940 in order to overthrow them, and encouraging all Iranians to join in the peaceful demonstrations.
00:03:27.460 On the second day, Monday, December 29, the protests grew, not only in Tehran, but in cities
00:03:33.180 across the country of Iran, including Mashhad and Isfahan. And while the mainstream media was still
00:03:38.240 calling this an economic protest, Iranians actually know the truth. In less than 24 hours, 0.98
00:03:44.520 Iranians were out in the streets gathering en masse, calling for revolution, calling for the
00:03:49.700 end of the Islamic Republic. And they were also saying Javid Shah, which means long live the king.
00:03:55.880 In other words, Iranians are calling for the Shah of Iran to return and lead Iran into a transition
00:04:01.960 from the Islamic Republic into a functioning secular democratic system. Because what the
00:04:07.120 mainstream media refuses to tell you, is that if these demonstrations and protests were actually
00:04:12.280 about the economic situation, why would Iranians be going out in the streets and yelling,
00:04:17.220 long live the king? Why would they be going out in the streets and saying, 0.93
00:04:21.320 which means this is the final battle, Pahlavi will return. In less than 24 hours,
00:04:29.740 the story was no longer about a few shops closed. The story has now become that we are witnessing
00:04:34.720 the biggest pro-revolution, anti-Islamic Republic demonstrations that we have seen in Iran in
00:04:40.500 recent years. But what's even more important about these pro-revolution demonstrations is that
00:04:45.780 Iranians are not only calling for the end of the Islamic Republic, they are also calling for the
00:04:51.080 return of the King of Iran who is in exile, His Royal Highness Al-Zapahlebi II. On Tuesday,
00:04:56.700 December 30th, the third day of strikes, we see a major escalation. The strikes have now spread
00:05:02.300 to university campuses. And while Reuters and mainstream media still claimed that university
00:05:08.180 students are joining in because of the economic collapse, the truth is actually much different.
00:05:13.300 Because if the situation really was about the economy, why would the university students also
00:05:17.860 be chanting, down with the dictator, long live the king, and this is the final battle,
00:05:22.940 Pahlavi will return. University students are often the engine of sustained protest movements.
00:05:28.140 And so the fact that university students, not just in Tehran, but across various cities in occupied Iran, are now getting involved in the anti-Islam, pro-Shah, pro-revolution demonstrations, that's a pretty big deal.
00:05:41.480 And of course, at the same time, given that the Islamic Republic is a brutal totalitarian dictatorship, it also began violently cracking down on protesters.
00:05:50.580 And keep in mind, the protesters had been pretty much peaceful up until that point.
00:05:54.780 By day three, the rest of the world was starting to catch on to what we Iranians had noticed right
00:05:59.440 away on day one, that these protests were no longer about the economy and they were about
00:06:04.120 politics. They were about overthrowing the terrorist Islamic Republic. They were about
00:06:08.880 getting rid of Sharia law. They were about getting rid of Islam. And they are also about bringing 1.00
00:06:14.480 the Shah of Iran back to Iran. By day four, Wednesday, December 31, the demonstrations
00:06:21.080 were in full swing. Over 50 cities in occupied Iran have now risen up and are participating in
00:06:26.740 the nationwide demonstrations and protests against the Islamic Republic. Massive crowds
00:06:31.420 are coming out. And the terrorist Islamic Republic is, of course, responding with violence, 0.97
00:06:35.980 shooting directly into innocent, unarmed crowds of Iranians. His Royal Highness, King Reza Pahlavi 0.92
00:06:41.160 II, also issued a New Year's Eve statement. My courageous compatriots, your presence in the
00:06:47.020 streets across Iran has kindled the flame of a national revolution. The continuation
00:06:51.560 and expansion of your presence and taking control of the streets is today our foremost
00:06:56.500 vital priority. I call upon the people of Iran to join in with the nationwide strikes
00:07:01.520 and protests. Government employees, workers in the energy and transportation sectors,
00:07:06.380 truck drivers, nurses, teachers, and academics, artisans, and entrepreneurs, retirees, and
00:07:11.580 those who have lost their savings. Everyone unite and join this national movement.
00:07:16.120 Iran and its streets belong to the Iranian nation and we will be victorious because we are united
00:07:21.280 and we are many. Long live Iran, Reza Pahlavi. By day five, we started hearing the terrible news
00:07:27.880 of multiple deaths of innocent Iranians at the hands of the Islamic Republic. Something that
00:07:32.500 you won't hear about in the mainstream media is that there is something different about the
00:07:37.000 current demonstrations. In previous demonstrations, usually by day three, the Islamic Republic has
00:07:41.660 already brought out its anti-riot security forces in full force. We're talking about hundreds if
00:07:47.480 not thousands of armed anti-riot police spread across the country going after innocent unarmed
00:07:54.140 Iranian protesters. And so by day three we Iranians were already waiting for the horrible news of
00:07:59.260 massive crackdowns, internet being shutting down, mass murders, you know things that have happened
00:08:05.160 in the past and yet it's already day five and we have not seen any of that yet. And while I do want
00:08:10.020 to point out that even a single casualty at the hands of the terrorist Islamic dictatorship
00:08:13.860 is a tragedy to us Iranians. The fact that right now we are able to count the number of casualties
00:08:19.980 on both hands, that's never happened before. Usually by this time, our casualty numbers are
00:08:26.760 in the hundreds, sometimes the thousands. Instead, what we are seeing are smaller numbers of the
00:08:33.020 best siege military forces, the Islamic regime anti-riot police, small numbers of them. We're
00:08:38.300 not seeing the massive turnout anymore. And what we are instead seeing are Iranians fighting back. 1.00
00:08:43.460 They're fighting back. They're attacking. They're taking over IRGC police faces. They're burning 1.00
00:08:47.920 Islamic regime cars. They are fighting back. Iranians are quickly finding out that the
00:08:52.700 Islamic Republic is not as strong as it used to be. And a big reason for that is the 12-day 0.99
00:08:57.600 conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic back in the summer, where Israel significantly
00:09:02.680 weakened the proxy forces of the terrorist Islamic Republic, significantly weakened the Islamic
00:09:08.500 Republic's IRGC bases, and significantly weakened the Islamic regime in and of itself. And so for
00:09:14.820 the first time in 47 years since the terrorist Islamic Republic took Iran hostage, Iranians 0.95
00:09:20.840 finally have a fighting chance, because the Islamic Republic, thanks to Israel, has never been 0.95
00:09:26.780 weaker. By Friday, January 2nd, which is the sixth day of the protests, we're not seeing any signs 0.97
00:09:33.040 of Iranians slowing down. In fact, things are ramping up. More and more cities across the 0.97
00:09:37.880 country are getting involved. Crowds are getting bigger. We're now seeing footage of Islamic regime
00:09:42.260 officials running away. Islamic centers are being burned down. Statues and effigies related to the
00:09:47.480 Islamic Republic are being torn down and burned. Iranians are continuing to yell death to the 1.00
00:09:52.740 dictator, Javid Shah, Javid Shah means long live the king, and they're yelling,
00:09:57.280 which means this is the final battle, Pahlavi will return. Unfortunately, the violence isn't
00:10:04.980 stopping either. The terrorist Islamic Republic is continuing to shoot at Iranians, including those 0.98
00:10:10.100 who are attending the funerals of innocent Iranians who were murdered just a few days ago because they 0.91
00:10:15.140 were protesting. But again, what's really interesting about this is that instead of
00:10:18.620 Iranians running away, they are fighting back. But now here's where it gets very interesting.
00:10:23.980 Seemingly out of nowhere, President Trump, the President of the United States of America, 0.80
00:10:28.660 put out a stark warning to the terrorist Islamic Republic. President Trump posted on social media
00:10:33.860 that if Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United
00:10:38.880 States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go. Thank you
00:10:44.480 for your attention to this matter, President Donald J. Trump. Guys, this is a huge policy
00:10:50.180 shift for the United States. Back in 2009, when President Obama was still in power, when the
00:10:55.880 Iranian people were fighting to overthrow the regime, Obama, instead of choosing to stand with
00:11:00.520 the Iranian people, he chose to support the Islamic Republic and threw them a lifeline. 0.62
00:11:05.540 And because of President Obama's decision to support the terrorist Islamic Republic back in
00:11:09.580 2009, many Iranians consider Obama's hands to be covered with the blood of the Iranian people 0.91
00:11:14.640 because he had a chance to help Iranians overthrow the regime and he chose to side with the Islamic
00:11:20.200 terrorists. And so this message by President Trump has pretty much gone viral among Iranians and
00:11:26.340 Iranians are incredibly excited about this. But I want to make one thing very clear. This is not a
00:11:31.820 call for World War III. This is not a call for boots on the ground. In fact, Iranians don't even
00:11:36.220 want boots on the ground. But if there is some way that President Trump can help Iranians by 0.99
00:11:41.260 weakening the Islamic Republic, that's making Iranians very, very excited. And President Trump's 0.97
00:11:46.560 message has not only circulated widely among Iranians in occupied Iran, but they are now
00:11:51.760 using his message to become even more motivated and even more emboldened to go out on the streets
00:11:56.980 and finish the job. In essence, President Trump just gave the green light to Iranians to go ahead 0.92
00:12:03.700 and overthrow the Islamic Republic that has been occupying Iran for the last 47 years, 0.98
00:12:08.740 and President Trump stands behind them. I also want to quickly mention Israel and how supportive
00:12:13.940 Israel has also been of the Iranian people in their fight to overthrow the Islamic Republic.
00:12:19.580 And just a few days ago on Monday, when Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump were
00:12:23.580 meeting in Washington, President Trump pretty much confirmed that he's given the green light
00:12:28.500 to Netanyahu to do whatever he needs to do in the Middle East. And that includes going after the
00:12:34.120 terrorist Islamic Republic if Israel feels the need to do so. And so now the terrorist Islamic 1.00
00:12:39.180 Republic is in a huge predicament because not only do they know that Israel is monitoring them, 0.66
00:12:44.380 but the United States of America is also monitoring them. And of course, the Islamic 1.00
00:12:49.240 Republic, being the uneducated inbred Islamic jihadi savages that they are, have responded 1.00
00:12:54.460 by threatening the safety of American soldiers. Now, I don't know about you, but I don't think 1.00
00:12:58.740 President Trump's going to take very kindly to the fact that a bunch of Islamic savages in the 1.00
00:13:02.980 Middle East are threatening Americans. I have a feeling he's not going to take that lightly, 1.00
00:13:09.120 and I have a feeling he's not going to ignore that either. The Shah of Iran, His Royal Highness
00:13:13.500 King Reza Pahlavi, who's currently in exile and is the leader of the Iranian official opposition,
00:13:18.860 has also now just responded to President Trump's message. President Trump, thank you for your
00:13:24.400 strong leadership and support of my compatriots. This warning you have issued to the criminal
00:13:28.820 leaders of the Islamic Republic gives my people greater strength and hope. Hope that at last a 1.00
00:13:34.280 President of the United States is standing firmly by their side. As they risk their lives to end
00:13:39.720 this regime's 46-year reign of chaos and terror, they send me with a responsibility and a message
00:13:45.180 to seek the relationship Iran once had with America that brought peace and prosperity to 0.92
00:13:50.920 Middle East. I have the plan for stable transition for Iran and the support of my people to get it
00:13:56.820 done. With your leadership of the free world, we can leave a legacy of lasting peace. The situation
00:14:02.660 in occupied Iran is escalating quickly and we are constantly getting more and more videos coming out
00:14:07.620 by the second. What's also really interesting is that usually the Islamic Republic would have shut
00:14:12.460 down the internet by now and yet for some reason, Iranians are still able to communicate with the
00:14:17.580 outside world. For example, back in November of 2019, the Islamic Republic shut down the internet
00:14:22.580 for one week and they murdered over 5,000 innocent Iranians in what we call bloody November. And yet 0.83
00:14:28.140 this time around, they haven't been able to do so. Iranians are still getting internet access.
00:14:33.680 Which makes me think that there might be someone or someones who are inside occupied Iran,
00:14:38.840 quietly helping Iranians behind the scenes by making sure that they have stable, reliable
00:14:43.480 internet connection so that Iranians can continue sharing with the world exactly what is going on
00:14:48.960 in occupied Iran. If you want the latest updates and breaking news about what's happening in
00:14:53.400 occupied Iran right now, make sure you subscribe to my channel and tune in to my live feeds.
00:14:58.220 But for now, I just want to say, based on everything that I have seen so far, 0.64
00:15:02.400 this is the closest in 46 years that Iranians have ever come to overthrowing the terrorist 0.58
00:15:08.360 Islamic dictatorship and freeing Iran once and for all. And the fact that the terrorist Islamic 0.98
00:15:13.520 Republic occupying Iran has responded to President Trump's notice by continuing to 0.93
00:15:18.980 murder Iranians, by continuing to shoot into open crowds, and by now threatening the safety of 0.93
00:15:24.860 American soldiers, I think the writing's on the wall for the Islamic Republic because I don't 1.00
00:15:29.600 think Trump's going to let that one go. There's everything you need to know about what's happening
00:15:33.880 in Iran in the last six days. Until next time,
00:15:37.080 این آخرین نبرده پهلاوی برمیگرده.