Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is appealing to President Donald Trump for intervention following the Islamic regime’s implementation of a amid escalating anti-government demonstrations. He stated the president has proven himself to be a “man of peace and a man of your word.”

“Mr. President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support, and action. Last night you saw the millions of brave Iranians in the streets facing down live bullets. Today, they are facing not just bullets but a total communications blackout. No Internet. No landlines,” Pahlavi posted on X.

“Ali Khamenei, fearing the end of his criminal regime at the hands of the people and, with the help of your powerful promise to support the protesters, has threatened the people on the streets with a brutal crackdown,” Pahlavi continued. “And he wants to use this blackout to murder these young heroes.”

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei recently criticized Trump, asserting that demonstrators in Iran were “ruining their own streets” to satisfy the U.S. president, according to .

Pahlavi further stated that he felt Trump’s warning to step in if the Iranian authorities employed force against protesters “kept the regime’s thugs at bay” during Thursday evening’s demonstrations. The prince urged Iranians to take to the streets on Thursday night and reiterated his appeal for continued protests on Friday night.

Recently, Pahlavi forecasted that the regime was “” during the countrywide turmoil.

“Over a hundred cities and millions of people on the street chanting ‘Death to the dictator,’” Pahlavi said to “Hannity” on Tuesday. “The regime is crumbling and is very close to collapsing,” he remarked.

He described the movement as “unprecedented” and distinct from previous attempts, noting involvement from Iran’s influential merchant sector.

As of Friday, a minimum of 36 individuals had died, comprising 34 demonstrators and two security and law enforcement personnel, according to the .

Trump stated in a post on Jan. 2 that America was “locked and loaded and ready to go” to protect demonstrators should the regime utilize violence against them.

“If Iran shoots and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. We are locked and loaded and ready to go,” Trump posted.

Trump repeated this declaration during a conversation with Hugh Hewitt broadcast on Thursday. He indicated that Iran has “been told very strongly, even more strongly than I’m speaking to you right now, that if they do that, they’re going to have to pay hell,” according to the AP. Nevertheless, during the same discussion, the president appeared to express uncertainty about meeting with Pahlavi.

“I’m not sure that it would be appropriate at this point to do that as president,” Trump said, according to the AP. “I think that we should let everybody go out there, and we see who emerges.”

The president also conversed with ‘ Sean Hannity regarding potential intervention in Iran. During his appearance on “Hannity,” Trump declared that the U.S. would strike the regime “very hard” if it abused demonstrators.

“We’re ready to do it. If they do that, we can hit them hard,” Trump told “Hannity.”

Footage from Tehran revealed merchants closing their stores in the Grand Bazaar and confronting security personnel in riot gear. Meanwhile, recordings from other Iranian locations have displayed massive gatherings with thousands marching in protest against the nation’s deteriorating economic situation.

On Thursday, the authorities forced Iran into a countrywide internet shutdown as demonstrations escalated. Real-time network information from NetBlocks demonstrated web traffic plummeting in the distressed nation on Thursday evening, soon after appeals spread for widespread protests at 8 p.m. local time.

Digital contacted the White House, the State Department, and a spokesperson for Pahlavi for statements.

Digital’s Madison Colombo and Emma Bussey contributed to this report.