Son of deposed Shah calls on Trump to 'end the regime' in Iran
Reza Pahlavi, the son of the deposed Iranian Shah and one of the opposition leaders in exile, has publicly supported possible US intervention in Iran and appealed directly to President Donald Trump to prevent the current regime from being preserved. This is reported by The New York Times.
In an interview with the Sunday Morning Futures programme on Fox News, Pahlavi said that the mass protests in Iran were "inspired" by Trump's statements about his readiness to take tough measures in case of killing of peaceful demonstrators. According to Iranian human rights organisations, the death toll during the two weeks of protests has already reached hundreds.
According to The New York Times, answering the question whether he would like to see the removal of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, Pahlavi said that «the only way out is for this regime to fall forever», stressing that this, in his opinion, is in the interests of the Iranian people, the United States and the entire region.
Reza Pahlavi has lived in exile since 1979, when the Islamic Revolution overthrew his father's monarchy. Although his figure remains controversial among the Iranian opposition, analysts say that support for Pahlavi within Iran has been growing recently. The current wave of protests began after the sharp fall of the Iranian currency in late December and quickly escalated into open calls for the overthrow of the regime.
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