Reports of fresh anti-regime protests in Iran

There are reports of fresh anti-regime protests in Iran today, with photos and videos purportedly from demonstrations in Tehran, including ones in which the flag of the Islamic Republic was burned.

Isfahan university;
Student Protesters standing strong and chanting for end of Islamic republic and want #PahlaviReturns . They are chanting #JavidShah
Will @VOAfarsi and @KariLake show any of this clips?
pic.twitter.com/ctM63wx7th

— ماسكي (@Brittan14850243) February 23, 2026

#Iran’s regime burns American and Israeli flags. But these Iranian students at the university protests are burning and desecrating the flag of the Islamic Republic. Their message couldn’t be clearer. pic.twitter.com/M5UeRuyUiz

— Jason Brodsky (@JasonMBrodsky) February 23, 2026

Meanwhile, there are reports that many Iranians received text messages from an unknown source today declaring: “The American president is a man of action, wait.”

???????????????? State-run media in Iran reported that people across the country received an unsigned text alert on Monday saying: “To the oppressed people of Iran: the US president is a man of action, wait and see.”#Iran #USA #America #DonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/CuUi9DM4Ci

— War Monitor (@ResistEye) February 23, 2026