US EditionCan Reza Pahlavi run Iran if Ayatollah falls? Trump says ‘don’t know’ if that’s possible – Firstpost
- On Wednesday in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump told Reuters the United States was `not at that stage yet` about backing Reza Pahlavi, exiled Iranian crown prince.
- After protests erupted in late December, demonstrators increasingly rallied behind Pahlavi as HRANA reported over 2,500 deaths, and many have turned to him as an opposition figure.
- Reza Pahlavi, who has lived in the United States since 1978, has emerged as a prominent media voice and urged protesters to continue, calling the struggle `This is a war`.
- President Donald Trump said the United States is not seeking war but vowed `strong action` should Iran execute protesters, and Washington would not oppose an Iranian-chosen leader but stopped short of endorsing Pahlavi.
- Iran's opposition remains fragmented and lacks a cohesive structure inside the country, and President Donald Trump said `any regime can fall` but stressed uncertainty about who might lead if clerical rule collapses.
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Trump says exiled Iranian prince 'seems very nice,' doubts whether he has backing to lead the country
President Donald Trump expresses uncertainty about exiled Iranian crown prince's potential leadership role, saying "I don't know how he'd play" in future Iran.
The Iranian protesters have been supported by Reza Pahlavi, the son of the Shah who was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution. He has previously encouraged civil disobedience, but this time he is aiming to spark a revolution and take over the country's institutions. Who is he and what vision does he offer for the future of Iran?
Can Reza Pahlavi run Iran if Ayatollah falls? Trump says ‘don’t know’ if that’s possible – Firstpost
US President Donald Trump said that the Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi “seems very nice” but expressed uncertainty over his prospects of leading the West Asian nation.
US President Donald Trump said that the son of former Shah Reza Pahlavi, a pre-planning figure of the Iranian opposition, "very sympathetic", but it didn't seem to be convinced that Pahlavi can gather enough support to take the last power in Iran, reports Reuters.
The son of Iran's last shah, exiled to the United States, is trying to unite opposition against the Tehran regime. But the American president made reservations Wednesday night about his ability to gather in his native country.
The President of the United States admits that although he considered Reza Pahlavi to be sympathetic, he doubted his ability to lead Iran. "It seems pretty nice, but I don't know how to get out of his own country".
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