Major Iranian cities were gripped overnight by new mass rallies denouncing the Islamic republic, as the son of the ousted shah urged protesters on Saturday to plan to seize city centres.

Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran’s ousted shah, calls for more targeted protests as he hails the ‘magnificent’ turnout on Friday.

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WASHINGTON - The exiled son of Iran’s late shah on Jan 9 appealed to US President Donald Trump to intervene urgently as protests persisted in the Islamic republic. “Mr President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support and action,” Mr Reza Pahlavi wrote on social media.

Trump said he will not meet with the son of Iran's late shah, who is arguably the most public opposition leader to the Islamic Republic

More anti-government protests broke out Friday in Iran, in the latest unrest to sweep the country. CNN’s Nada Bashir reports.

Iranian protesters shouted and marched through the streets into Friday morning after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for demonstrations, despite Iran’s theocracy cutting off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls.

Tens of thousands of Iranians poured into the streets on Friday night in a second night of mass, nationwide antigovernment protests despite a total internet blackout and threats of a severe crackdown from the senior Iranian leadership.