Rallies held across the world in support of Iran's anti-government protesters

"On Saturday, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, addressed a crowd of 200,000 people in Munich, telling them he was ready to lead the country to a secular democratic future. Pahlavi urged Iranians at home and abroad to continue demonstrating, calling on them to chant slogans from their homes and rooftops at 8pm (1630 GMT) on Saturday and Sunday, to coincide with the protests in Germany and elsewhere. Thousands more people took part in solidarity demonstrations in cities including Los Angeles, Washington, Toronto, Tel Aviv, Lisbon, Sydney and London."

"I am here to guarantee a transition to a secular democratic future, he said. I am committed to be the leader of transition for you so we can one day have the final opportunity to decide the fate of our country through a democratic, transparent process to the ballot box. The Iranian regime is a dead regime, a 62-year-old protester originally from Iran who gave his name only as Said told Agence France-Presse (AFP). It must be game over."

"The rallies came as Washington prepared for a fresh round of talks with Iranian government representatives in Geneva this week despite Donald Trump's insistence that a change of power in Tehran would be the best thing. Speaking on Friday as he sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to ratchet up military pressure on Tehran, the US president said a change of government in Iran would be the best thing that could happen."

Mass rallies in cities worldwide drew hundreds of thousands of people in solidarity with anti-government demonstrators in Iran facing brutal and deadly repression. Reza Pahlavi addressed about 200,000 people in Munich, offering to lead a transition to a secular democratic future and urging Iranians to chant from homes and rooftops at 8pm to coincide with protests. Solidarity demonstrations occurred in Los Angeles, Washington, Toronto, Tel Aviv, Lisbon, Sydney and London. Washington prepared fresh talks with Iranian government representatives in Geneva while the US increased military pressure, with the president saying a change of government in Iran would be the best outcome.

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