Exiled prince urges global support for Iranian people's fight for freedom
"The Iranian people are taking decisive actions on the ground. It is now time for the international community to join them fully," Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi said in a news conference in Washington DC.
He called on the world to do six things: Degrade the Islamic Republic's repressive capacity, deliver and sustain maximum economic pressure, break through the Islamic Republic's information blockade, expel its diplomats, demand the immediate release of all political prisoners, and prepare for a democratic transition in Iran by committing to recognize a legitimate transitional government when the moment comes.
He said the Iranian people "have been treated in the worst possible way, and the only hope they have is that their fight for freedom, their sacrifices will be less loss of life based on your action to expedite this regime's collapse."
"But let me be clear, with or without the world's help, the regime will fall," he stressed.
"This does not require putting boots on the ground. The Iranian people boots are already underground."
