Glad to get a 'closer to the front' perspective.
But the prospects are rather grim, at the moment:
- Iranian authorities, particularly the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), have indicated they will intensify their crackdown. The IRGC has blamed "terrorists" for targeting military and law enforcement bases and vowed to protect the governing system, calling security a "red line." The regular military has also pledged to safeguard national interests and public property. Supreme Leader Khamenei has accused protesters of acting on behalf of U.S. President Donald Trump and condemned them as "mercenaries for foreigners."
- There are fresh reports of violence across the country, though an internet blackout hinders comprehensive assessment. State media reported a municipal building set on fire in Karaj and footage of funerals for security forces killed in protests in Shiraz, Qom, and Hamedan. A doctor in northwestern Iran reported many injured protesters with severe injuries, including gunshot wounds, with at least five deaths from live ammunition. The IRGC reported three members of the Basij security force killed and five wounded, and other security personnel have also been reported killed. Iranian rights group HRANA states at least 50 protesters and 15 security personnel have been killed, and approximately 2,300 arrested.
- Iran's authorities accuse the U.S. and Israel of fomenting unrest.
- Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, has emerged as a prominent voice, calling for protests to broaden into a revolt to topple the clerical rulers and urging people to "prepare to seize city centres."
I've read in a few sources that most of the opposition does NOT want Pahlavi back, seeing him as an opportunist and as much a part of the problem as any sort of solution.
Foreign interference, particularly of a military sort, will (I suspect) hurt the anti regime movement more than help it.