US EditionWho is Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's last shah?
- 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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Iran's sah heir, Reza Pahlaví, appealed in Washington to international solidarity and called for more "pressure" on Iranian authorities to accelerate the regime's "collapse."
Pahlavi has been calling for US intervention since the protests that broke out in Iran in late December.
Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's last shah, will return to Iran and is ready to lead a transitional government, he said during a press conference in Washington on Friday, where he also called on the international community to increase pressure on the regime. "The regime will fall," Pahlavi said.
From exile, Reza Pahlavi, son of the Shah who fell in 1979, presents himself as an Iranian opposition leader. He hopes for a overthrow. How likely is that?
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