Multiple media outlets were hacked on Sunday during a near – total internet shutdown to broadcast footage of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and images of the anti – government protests that have shaken Tehran in recent weeks.

The Associated Press reported that two clips of Pahlavi were shown, along with a graphic urging Iranian security forces to side with the public.

“Don’t point your weapons at the people. Join the nation for the freedom of Iran,” one graphic read, according to a translation from the outlet.

It called on them to break away from the Islamic Republic and side with the people.

“I have a special message for the military. You are the national army of Iran, not the Islamic Republic army,” he said in the hacked broadcast. “You have a duty to protect your own lives. You don’t have much time left. Join the people as soon as possible.”

The U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), which monitors human rights violations in Iran, reported that nationwide protests continued into the 22nd day as President Donald Trump considers possible U.S. military action.

The group’s combined figures showed 624 recorded protests, the arrest of at least 24,669 people, and the confirmed deaths of 3,919 individuals.

HRANA said 3,685 of the deceased, including 25 children under the age of 18.

Nearly 9,000 deaths are still under investigation.

Iran International reported that witnesses across multiple cities told them security forces raided hospitals, removed injured protesters, and disrupted medical care, while reports from other areas described overcrowded morgues and a heavy security presence around medical facilities.

The outlet also reported that witnesses said injured protesters were left without medical care after shootings because ambulances didn’t arrive and phone networks were down.

Others said hospitals were unreachable or refused treatment, causing some wounded protesters to bleed to death while taking shelter in nearby buildings.