Iran’s leadership is under incredible pressure as the largest protests in years against the Islamic theocracy shake the country.

Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi appeals to Trump for support as nationwide protests rock Iran, praising president's backing of demonstrators.

Cries for regime change in Iran echoed through San Francisco on Sunday afternoon as more than a thousand Iranian-Americans and supporters gathered in front of the Ferry Building to show solidarity with protesters overseas.

US President Donald Trump is weighing a series of potential military options in Iran following the deadly protests, two officials have told CNN. Follow for live updates

Five conditions determine whether revolutions succeed. For the first time since 1979, Iran meets nearly all of them.

The protests began Sunday in downtown Tehran as the Iranian currency hit a new low, but they have since expanded in size and scope, moving beyond the narrower cause of the economy to "freedom and equality" and an end to the regime, evident in the slogans protesters are chanting.

Iranian hospitals are reportedly overwhelmed as anti-government protests rage, with doctors treating gunshot wounds to heads and eyes amid nationwide unrest.

The Norway-based Iran Human Rights NGO says that 45 demonstrators have been killed by Iranian security forces since the protests began in late December.View on euronews