"I think President Trump is responding to the call that the Iranian people have, Pahlavi said. The Iranian people have heard his words, they are naming streets after him in Iran. There's a difference they know he's no Barack Obama or Joe Biden. And that's why they do have a higher expectation."
"As I said, this is a war, and war has casualties, Pahlavi said. We are in a fight for liberation. I didn't ask the people to come to the streets to fight against the regime because I wanted so. They asked me to step in to help them and to be their voice on the outside world, and to do everything we can so to make this uprising successful this time. And I think we have some serious leaders that understand what is necessary. That understand the ask of the Iranian people and are responding to that."
"The game changer would be for this regime to know they cannot rely anymore on a continued campaign of repression without the world reacting to it, Pahlavi said."
Iranians have protested for 16 days calling for an end to theocratic rule while the government has cut power and internet and killed at least 650 protesters. Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince, expresses confidence that President Donald Trump is responding to the Iranian people's call and that protesters inside Iran have shown visible support. Pahlavi frames the confrontation as a fight for liberation and acknowledges casualties as part of the struggle. He argues the regime must no longer rely on repression without international reaction and says protesters asked him to be their external voice and to mobilize global support now.
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