Iran’s authorities are waging war on citizens, Pahlavi tells CNN
Iran's exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi said protests in Iran amounted to a genuine revolution but argued the country’s ruling authorities responded by turning their guns on the public.
Some members of the security forces, he told in an interview with the CNN, refused to report for duty, and added that several police officers who declined to take part in the crackdown were killed.
Iranians, Pahlavi said, wanted the world to understand they were not fighting only for themselves but for broader human freedom. Referring to warnings by Donald Trump about consequences for repression, he said decisive action could give protesters another chance to prevail.
