Activists hacked Iran ’s Badr satellite, briefly broadcasting Reza Pahlavi’s anti-regime protest messages on state TV channels.Anti-regime activists briefly took control of Iran ’s Badr satellite, hijacking state TV to broadcast Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s calls for protests against the Islamic Republic. Pahlavi’s media team also shared the footage of the hack.“Several Iranian state TV channels carried on the Badr satellite were hacked on Sunday, broadcasting footage of protests along with calls by Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for people to join demonstrations and for military forces to side with protesters.” Iran International English posted on X.The hacked broadcast aired around 9:30 p.m. and lasted about 10 minutes, according to Israel’s public broadcaster KAN News.The hijacked broadcast urged protesters to keep going, showed solidarity protests around the world, and included support from international leaders.#BREAKING Several Iranian state TV channels carried on the Badr satellite were hacked on Sunday, broadcasting footage of protests along with calls by Iran’s exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for people to join demonstrations and for military forces to side with protesters.Iran’s… pic.twitter.com/zpQLC6krd2— Iran International English (@IranIntl_En) January 18, 2026It also featured Pahlavi calling for more protests and asking Iran’s military and security forces to support the demonstrators.ویدئوی دیگری از هک شبکههای تلویزیونی رژیم جمهوری اسلامی با تصاویر انقلاب ملی ایران و پیامهای شاهزاده رضا پهلوی pic.twitter.com/wHvvrynalp— Reza Pahlavi Communications (@PahlaviComms) January 18, 2026“In the video, the broadcast appears to include messages in Farsi encouraging protesters to continue their activities, media footage of solidarity protests worldwide, and messages of support from international leaders.” reported The Jerusalem Post.گزارشگر منوتو با ارسال این ویدیو از هک شدن کانالهای تلویزیونی صداوسیمای جمهوری اسلامی میگوید. pic.twitter.com/ZkeHBmtaI4— اتاق خبر منوتو (@ManotoNews) January 18, 2026On January 18, 2026, the independent and non-partisan global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that Internet traffic in Iran dropped again after a brief, tightly restricted restoration of some Google and messaging services, during which a few users shared updates on the crisis. Update: As of internet shutdown hour 240, traffic levels have fallen after a brief, heavily filtered restoration of select Google and messaging services in #Iran. During this time, some Iranians were able to give updates detailing the severity of the crisis on the ground. pic.twitter.com/ihbjWOUrzD— NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 18, 2026Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and MastodonPierluigi Paganini(SecurityAffairs – hacking, Iran)