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Who are Iran's opposition?

Reza Pahlavi, prominent opposition voice and son of the last shah has been speaking.

Reza Pahlavi - the exiled prominent opposition voice and son of the last shah has been speaking at a press conference in the US. He said he will return to Iran and that the Islamic Republic will fall. We speak to our reporter at the press conference and explain who Pahlavi is. We also hear from Iranians abroad.

Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk's children, has sued his company xAI over sexualised deepfakes of her created on his social media platform X. The lawsuit alleges the Grok AI tool created sexually explicit pictures of her. xAI has counter-sued for violating its terms of service. We speak to women who have had their images explicitly altered by Grok.

The 28 Days Later horror franchise has been passed to a female director, for the first time. Some analysts say that women - particularly those under 35 - are now emerging as a make-or-break demographic for the genre's biggest releases. We speak to female horror fans.

Presenter: James Reynolds

Photo: Reza Pahlavi speaks during a press conference in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 16, 2026. Credit: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

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  • Fri 16 Jan 202616:06GMT

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