Iran Protests LIVE: Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi addresses the world as mass protests erupt across Iran amid a fierce government crackdown. In this live briefing, Pahlavi outlines his vision for Iran’s future, responds to questions about the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s grip on power, and weighs in on rising regional tensions, including fears of an Iran–U.S. military confrontation.
As demonstrations intensify and international pressure mounts, this LIVE coverage brings you real-time updates, expert analysis, and key statements from Iran’s exiled opposition leadership on whether the current unrest could mark a turning point in Iran’s political history.
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As demonstrations intensify and international pressure mounts, this LIVE coverage brings you real-time updates, expert analysis, and key statements from Iran’s exiled opposition leadership on whether the current unrest could mark a turning point in Iran’s political history.
#RezaPahlaviIran #IranOppositionRezaPahlavi #RezaPahlaviIranProtests #IranCrownPrinceRezaPahlavi #RezaPahlaviCrownPrinceIran #RezaPahlaviIranProtests2026 #RezaPahlavi #IransExiledCrownPrinceRezaPahlavi #RezaPahlaviCall #WhoIsRezaPahlavi #RezaPahlaviCallToActionJan8 #IranPahlaviCR #RezaShahPahlavi #MohammadRezaPahlavi #RezaPahlaviProtests #RezaPahlaviNewPhaseDeclaration #RezaPahlaviUpdates #IranProtests2026 #CrownPrinceRezaPahlavi #RezaPahlaviMovement #RezaPahlaviLive #PahlaviIranUpdates #IranOppositionNews #RezaPahlaviStatement
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00:00Deniable. The so-called Islamic Republic is not the government of Iran. It is a hostile
00:10occupying force that's hijacked our homeland. After invading five neighboring countries
00:18and sawing chaos across the region, this regime has invaded Iran itself using foreign terrorists,
00:27Hezbollah fighters, Iraqi militias, and other mercenaries to slaughter the Iranian people.
00:37This is no longer mere repression. This is foreign occupation wearing clerical robes.
00:45Just as Saddam Hussein drowned the marshes in blood and Bashar al-Assad turned battle bombs on his
00:52own children. Ali Khamenei and his thugs have committed mass crimes against the Iranian people
00:59and against all of humanity. And just like those other tyrannies, the Islamic Republic will fall.
01:10Not if, but when. The world must hear this clearly. The battle in Iran today is not between reform and
01:21revolution. It is between occupation and liberation. And the Iranian people have already chosen their
01:30side. Their heads are bloodied but unbowed. Yet the cost has been heartbreaking. The people of Iran are
01:41being slaughtered in the streets and in their homes by a regime that shows no mercy. More than 12,000
01:50Iranians were massacred in 48 hours. One murder every 14 seconds. Khamenei's killers even hunted the wounded
02:01protesters in hospitals and executed them in cold blood. The regime collected piles of bodies with dump trucks
02:12and forced worried families and forced worried families to search unlabeled body bags. They refused to return bodies for burial without
02:20payment for the cost of the bullets that killed their loved ones. And where a family cannot pay up to several thousand dollars and most of them can't, they bury the dead in unmarked mass graves.
02:35And despite the lies you're hearing from the regime, its bloodlust has not diminished. The slaughter has not stopped.
02:46My brave compatriots, still holding the line with their broken bodies but unbreakable will, need your urgent help right now.
02:58Make no mistake, however, the Islamic Republic is close to collapse. Ali Khamenei and his thugs know this. That's why they are lashing out like a wounded animal, desperate to cling to power.
03:17The people have not retreated. Their determination has made one thing clear. They are not merely rejecting this regime. They are demanding a credible new path forward.
03:31They have called for me to lead. The bond between me and the Iranian people is not new. It's been with me since birth and it cannot be broken.
03:46Even in exile, I pledged my life to the service of the Iranian nation. When Saddam Hussein invaded Iraq, I volunteered as a fighter pilot
04:00to defend my country against his invasion. Today, as my competitors call on me for leadership, I reaffirm my lifelong pledge by stepping in to lead the movement that will take back our country from the anti-Iranian hostile force that occupies it and kills its children.
04:25I will return to Iran. I am uniquely positioned to ensure a stable transition. That's not my opinion.
04:34That's the verdict delivered loudly and clearly by the people in the face of bullets. Large sections of the army and security forces have already refused to participate in the killing of civilians.
04:50They have whispered their loyalty to me. Tens of thousands have already signaled their readiness to defect and this process has been underway for months.
05:03What's clear is both the public and members of the military see me as a national figure who can unite all opposition forces from every background, ethnicity, Republican and monarchist, right, left and everything in between.
05:21I have a comprehensive plan for an orderly transition, which is ready to be implemented immediately.
05:28The Iranian people are taking decisive actions on the ground. It is now time for the international community to join them fully.
05:40Today, I ask the world to do six things. First, protect the Iranian people by degrading the regime's repressive capacity, including targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard leadership and its command and control infrastructure.
06:00Second, deliver and sustain maximum economic pressure on the regime, block their assets worldwide, target and dismantle their fleet of ghost tankers.
06:15Third, break through the regime's information blockade by enabling unrestricted Internet access. Deploy Starlink and other secure communications tools widely across Iran.
06:29And conduct cyber operations to disable the regime's ability to shut down the Internet.
06:36Fourth, hold the regime accountable by expelling its diplomats from your capitals and pursue legal enforcement actions against those responsible for crimes against humanity.
06:51Fifth, demand the immediate release of all political prisoners.
06:58Sixth, prepare for a democratic transition in Iran by committing to recognize a legitimate transitional government when the moment comes.
07:09Supporting the Iranian people is not an act of charity, nor is it unwarranted interference. Global stability itself depends on the removal of this regime.
07:25Its 47 years of exported terror, nuclear threats and regional chaos must end.
07:35This does not require putting boots on the ground. The Iranian people's boots are already on the ground.
07:43They are the ones marching, sacrificing, and fighting for their freedom every single day.
07:50What they need from the world is resolute, targeted support to protect lives, amplify their voices, and hasten the collapse that is already on the way.
08:06But let me be clear, with or without the world's help, the regime will fall.
08:15It will fall sooner, and more lives will be saved if the world turns its words into action.
08:25A free, democratic Iran will not be a source of endless crisis.
08:32It will be a pillar of peace, partnership, and prosperity for the Middle East and beyond.
08:40The choice is clear. Stand with the people now, or watch the cycle of instability continue.
08:51As I have said to my compatriots, the noble and courageous people of Iran, particularly the young generation,
09:01I speak directly to you. Know that you have commanded the world's attention and admiration.
09:10History itself stands in awe of your bravery and your sacrifices.
09:16You are the immortal guard of Iran. Continue the fight as you have done so far.
09:24Do not allow this regime to create the illusion that life is normal.
09:32After all the massacres, there is a sea of blood between us and the regime.
09:39The regime, through severe repression, killing, and cutting off communications,
09:45is trying to instill fear and terror in you, and to make you despair of continuing the movement and struggle.
09:53But know that because of your steadfastness and fight, thousands of military and security forces have not gone to work,
10:02so as not to participate in the repression.
10:07Save the name of all these criminals, they will be prosecuted for what they have done.
10:14Yet justice alone will not heal all the wounds, but it will open the door to healing and a national rebirth.
10:27As for the day after our victory, I have a clear plan for the transition to democracy.
10:33Millions of Iranians, inside and outside Iran, are united around these four core principles.
10:42Iran's territorial integrity, separation of religion and state, individual liberties and equality of all citizens,
10:52and the Iranian people's right to decide a democratic form of government.
10:58The end of the regime will mark the rebirth of one of the most accomplished civilizations in history,
11:06for the future of Iran and its people.
11:10Iran is blessed with extraordinary human talent and vast natural resources.
11:17Our people are highly educated, producing one of the highest numbers of engineers in the world, with around 70 percent women.
11:27Today, the corrupt regime wastes these gifts.
11:32In a free Iran, our resources and ingenuity will drive prosperity at home and strengthen global supply chains, including America's.
11:44A free Iran will be a game changer for peace in the Middle East and for Iran's relations with the United States and the West.
11:53The Iranian people love America and hate this regime.
11:59After its collapse, instead of death to America, the world will find a nation that embraces America as a true friend.
12:09President Trump brokered the Abraham Accords, bringing peace between Arab nations and Israel.
12:18I see extending this idea to a free Iran through what we could call the Cyrus Accords, honoring our ancient heritage of tolerance and partnership.
12:29The possibilities are endless.
12:32There will be a peaceful, stable, and orderly transition.
12:39My team of experts have developed a plan for the first hundred days after the regime's collapse and the long-term reconstruction and stabilization of our country.
12:50It is backed by business leaders and provides a detailed roadmap for national recovery.
12:57Restoring economic confidence, ensuring that essential services continue uninterrupted, and laying the foundation for prosperity in a free Iran.
13:09A constitutional process will follow under international observation, allowing Iranians to finally determine their own destiny through free and fair elections.
13:22A free and democratic Iran that emerges will live at peace with our neighbors.
13:27It will be an engine of growth and opportunity in the region and the world.
13:34There are moments in history where the moral imperative for action is so strong that the weight of inaction becomes unbearable.
13:45This is one of those moments.
13:48The people of Iran have risen to reclaim their country.
13:54History will honor those who stand with them.
13:59Long live Iran.
14:02We will be here.
14:07We're going to take a few questions. Some people have asked in advance. I'm going to
14:14coordinate and also from the audience. Don't worry. And the princess will reply to them.
14:21I'm going to call, firstly, Aduban, who is first from Iran International.
14:28At this moment, we have a mission of the purchase of the right one.
14:38I'm sure that's what I'm asking.
14:41I'm asking.
14:46I'm asking.
15:15We believe that our citizens have been forced to raise up the right-hand side of the country and the communities with their borders.
15:22We believe that our citizens have been forced to bring in huge obstacles and to the right-hand side of the country.
15:32And that's the right-hand side of our country and to the right-hand side of our country, we are not ready for all of our country.
15:38This is a show and a statement of the power of the people and the rights of the regime.
15:42Of course, we are currently in a situation that we need to help.
15:48And for the same reason, I would like to ask for the international community,
15:52that if you want to get closer and closer,
15:55and if you want to get fewer people out of the country,
15:58and this government is faster and faster,
16:00and the people of Iran will be able to get free,
16:02it is better to do the work of the peace and peace,
16:06and to help these people with more peace and peace.
16:11that will have a real opportunity for the end of the presentation.
16:41What would you say to Iranians today who are concerned that under your leadership, they would be swapping one dictator for another?
17:03First of all, I let historians write history. I'm here to make history, not to write it.
17:08Second, you hear the Iranian people standing behind me and calling my name.
17:14This doesn't occur incidentally. They have known my track record.
17:17They know my unwavering commitment to democracy and human rights.
17:22This has been my position the day I started and remains my position to this day.
17:26They know they can trust me because I've never seen me waver from this.
17:30And ultimately, what I'm trying to make sure is the final element that will prove to the Iranians that are in full control of their own destiny,
17:40is to turn power back to them, a power that has been taken away from them by this regime, which we are fighting today.
17:46That's my commitment, and they can trust me on that.
17:50Bloomberg.
17:50No, I've called Bloomberg, please.
18:00There's a gentleman or lady from Bloomberg.
18:02No?
18:03They asked a question.
18:05No, Reuters, please.
18:08I'm from Bloomberg.
18:09Oh, there's.
18:13There's a microphone just coming.
18:16Hi, I'm Riley Johnson from Bloomberg.
18:17Are you having any further conversations with Whitcoff or the Trump administration?
18:22Look, these are sensitive times, and I'm not going to discuss details of who I'm meeting with and what has been discussed.
18:29What I can tell you, however, is that there's strong support for the Iranian people,
18:34and I believe that President Trump is a man of his word,
18:37and ultimately he will stand with the Iranian people, as he has said.
18:41Lady from DW.
18:43Thank you very much.
18:44I'm with Deutsche Welle, Germany's international broadcaster.
18:48Thank you so much.
18:49I have two questions.
18:50We saw a slide there saying Donald Trump help.
18:54What exactly does this mean?
18:56What do you hope Donald Trump to do?
18:58And my second question is regarding Europe and especially Germany.
19:01What do you hope for Europe does to support your cause?
19:06Thank you very much.
19:07Thank you for the question.
19:08Well, clearly, President Trump did say that if the regime was to hit the Iranian people hard,
19:16they would be faced with serious consequences.
19:19The Iranian people have taken his word as a man of his words, as I said.
19:24They know that, unlike his predecessors that threw us under the bus one time,
19:28this president is not about to do the same thing.
19:31And that's very encouraging and empowering.
19:33Number two, you asked me about European countries.
19:35Look, we already are past the point of whether you should subscribe to the IRGC as a terrorist organization or not.
19:42And frankly, I'm flabbergasted that there are still some countries that are not willing to take the next step,
19:47as if they are supposed to worry about how the regime would retaliate.
19:51This regime is on its last leg.
19:54It's about to collapse.
19:56And I think the world, especially the democratic free world,
20:00that champions freedom and human rights and equality of citizens,
20:03at the face of this regime, brutal repression, should act now.
20:08I called for them to start acting as opposed to talking.
20:12We need your help.
20:13We need your action.
20:14We need to take all the steps that I've indicated in my opening remarks,
20:18all those six elements.
20:19Anything that can be done in that direction
20:22is a moral boost and beyond moral boost,
20:25an actual act of support for a defense-left society and civilians
20:32that, as you can see, have been treated in the worst possible way.
20:38And the only hope they have is that their fight for freedom,
20:41their sacrifices, will be less loss of life based on your action
20:46to expedite this regime's collapse.
20:49That's what the Iranian people are expecting from you.
20:53And let me reiterate, as I said again,
20:55we are not waiting for you to act to continue our fight.
20:59We are.
21:00But imagine how much more we can protect more innocent lives from dying
21:04by acting and helping us today.
21:07These are critical moments that are game changers,
21:09not just for us Iranians, but for the whole world.
21:13This is what we need from you, so help us.
21:14Reuters.
21:19Microphone over here, please.
21:26Himeira Alpamukh from Reuters.
21:28In an interview a couple of days ago,
21:31President Trump actually expressed some doubts
21:33about your support inside Iran.
21:36How are you planning to win him over,
21:40convince him that you do have the support that you say you do?
21:44Also, you're talking about thousands of potential defectors,
21:49but the IRGC and other forces have hundreds of thousands.
21:55So how are you going to assert your control over this establishment?
22:00And are you, anytime soon, going to meet with President Trump?
22:04Are you making an active effort?
22:07President Trump has said that it's up to the Iranian people to decide.
22:12And I totally agree.
22:13I've always said it's for the Iranian people to decide.
22:16And I think the Iranian people have already demonstrated in great numbers
22:20who it is that they want them to lead to this transition.
22:23So I'm confident that I have the support of my compatriot.
22:26And it's for the international leaders to assess the fact on the grounds
22:31and see who is capable of doing that.
22:34I believe I can.
22:35And I have the Iranian people's support.
22:37And, of course, if anybody in the world is willing to help the Iranian people
22:40achieve that goal, that's what I'm trying to do,
22:43to help them liberate themselves
22:45and attract as much support as I can internationally
22:47to be behind the Iranian people this time
22:50and on the right side of history.
22:52Now, as far as the defection goes,
22:54this campaign has started a month ago.
22:56We started this, in fact, I announced it in another press conference
23:00I had in Paris a few months ago.
23:01Some of you might have heard about it.
23:03At which point we established a system
23:05whereby people who want to defect or want to access us
23:08or want to indicate their interest to join with us
23:11have a secure means of communicating their intentions to us.
23:14Since then, tens of thousands have applied.
23:17Many of them are from the security forces in Iran,
23:20police force, military, IRGC,
23:22and we are vetting them as we're speaking.
23:25And the mechanism for defection does exist,
23:27but most importantly is the principle of having an exit strategy.
23:31And on that I've said,
23:32anyone whose hand is not soiled in the blood of the Iranian people
23:36will survive regime change.
23:38We're not talking about debatification.
23:40We're not talking about the disaster of post-Saddam Hussein,
23:43post-Gaddafi collapse.
23:45We're not going to have a failed state.
23:47And for me to be able to guide a smooth transition,
23:51I'm counting on security forces to be the element
23:53that keeps the country secure,
23:56protects people's lives and their livelihood,
23:58and be part of the solution.
24:01As a result, we have already seen people indicating their cooperation.
24:05We have already seen elements that refuse to be used
24:08as an instrument of repression,
24:09which is why the regime is now, as we speak,
24:12importing elements from outside the country
24:14to be the instrument of repression
24:16as they are running out of their own forces
24:19to do that for them inside Iran.
24:21And all of this is the indication of the beginning of that collapse.
24:25Hopefully, by more support from the outside world,
24:29by a determined strike on the regime's elements
24:31that are the instrument of repression,
24:33as I stated in my opening remarks,
24:35in my opinion, that will expedite the process
24:37and will also increase the number of defections
24:40to be more rapid,
24:41so that we are not faced with remnants
24:43and pockets of resistance as much as possible.
24:46There's never going to be a 100% defection,
24:49but there comes a point where the regime sees is futile,
24:52and hopefully by then Khamenei will be joining Bashar in Moscow
24:55and will be rid of him.
24:56So, good morning. Thank you.
25:06Ben Leo from GB News in London.
25:09In London, sir, in England,
25:10we have Iranian sleeper cells on their way
25:13to the Israeli embassy,
25:14accused of trying to blow up the embassy.
25:16We have a former Iranian government minister
25:18living in North London,
25:20living in a council house, actually,
25:22who supported the fatwa on Salman Rushdie,
25:24praised Soleimani,
25:26so on and so on.
25:27Why is it in Britain's interests,
25:29and indeed the West,
25:30for this Islamic regime to fall, please?
25:33Look, I'm sorry, could you repeat it?
25:35I want to make sure I understood your question.
25:36Could you repeat it, please?
25:38We have lots of Iranian sleeper cells
25:40and activity in London.
25:42Three people were arrested
25:44trying to blow up the Israeli embassy.
25:46Some months ago,
25:47there's a former government minister
25:48living in North London
25:50who supported Soleimani,
25:52bax the fatwa on Rushdie.
25:54We have lots of Iranian activity
25:55in the UK connected with the regime here
25:58in Iran, sorry.
25:59Why is it in Britain's interests
26:01and the West's for this regime to fall?
26:04Right.
26:05Well, I'm glad you asked the question
26:07because, in fact,
26:07one of the topics that I raised
26:09in some discussions I had
26:10the last time I was in London
26:12with former prime ministers
26:13was exactly to explain to them
26:16the mapping of every instrument
26:17that the regime is using
26:19under Khamenei's direct supervision
26:20through so-called centers
26:23through which they antagonize British citizens
26:26and, of course,
26:28many of those sleeper cells
26:29that you indicated.
26:30It doesn't stop in England, by the way.
26:32They are in America as well.
26:33So we're trying to explain
26:34to various governments
26:36the whole methodology
26:37that the regime is using
26:39with assets they have on the ground
26:41in respective countries,
26:43not to mention money laundering
26:45that goes on in many countries,
26:46including in Great Britain.
26:48So there are many ways
26:49that they can push back against that
26:50and protect not only
26:51the citizenry of
26:53whether it's Great Britain or America,
26:55but in what way it connects
26:56to why we need to do that ultimately
26:58by putting an end to the regime.
27:01And one thing that is now
27:02becoming even more clear
27:03and the fact that the regime
27:06could be threatening the world
27:08as a last gasp,
27:10we should not allow this regime
27:11to catch a second wind
27:13and be able to do further damage,
27:15which is why the strike
27:17is not just needed
27:18to help the Iranian people
27:20overcome this unfair disadvantage,
27:22but it's also one way
27:23to completely dismantle
27:25the regime's aspect of threatening
27:28and cut off the chain of income
27:30that it uses to fund
27:31all of this operation,
27:32including the sleeper cells,
27:34which is why I'm also calling
27:35for any means to cut off
27:37the lifeline to the regime,
27:39which is its revenue
27:40from whether it's oil exports
27:42or whether there are other means
27:43of income that they have.
27:44We need to dry the well
27:45that funds terrorism
27:46once and for all
27:47against the Iranian people
27:49and the world.
27:52Sir, hello.
27:53Dan Rivers from ITV News in the UK.
27:56Two US aircraft carriers
27:58are heading, we understand,
28:00to the Gulf,
28:02and Donald Trump has said
28:03help is on its way,
28:05but they may take up to 10 days
28:08to get there,
28:08and meanwhile,
28:09more and more people are dying.
28:10Are you losing faith
28:12in President Trump?
28:15I believe the President
28:16is a man of his word,
28:17as I said before.
28:19How many days it might take,
28:21who knows?
28:22Hopefully sooner than later.
28:23But as I said before,
28:24regardless of whether action
28:26is taken or not,
28:27we as Iranians have no choice
28:29to carry on the fight.
28:31We're halfway across the river.
28:33There's no turning back.
28:34We will continue.
28:36The quicker the action happens,
28:37the more lives can be saved,
28:39and the sooner we can see
28:40the regime's collapse.
28:41So timing is, of course, important.
28:44And I would still believe
28:45in the President's commitment
28:46that help is on the way.
28:48But does he need to do something
28:49today, tomorrow,
28:52to help your fellow countrymen?
28:56Well, I'm not the President's advisor.
28:58All I can say is that Iranians
28:59are, of course, right now,
29:00as we speak,
29:01witnessing the kind of massacre
29:02that has been unprecedented
29:04in human history.
29:05And this is why the urgency
29:07becomes quite clear.
29:08The timing,
29:09I leave it to the experts to decide.
29:11All I can say is
29:12the sooner the better.
29:13Okay, I'm going to call now,
29:14Ben Amini from Manitou.
29:21Microphone over here, please.
29:22Sorry, there's too much bright light.
29:23I can't see who is.
29:24Okay, now I see you.
29:32Hello, President.
29:34I'm Ben Amini from Manitou.
29:38I'm Ben Amini from Manitou.
29:39I'm Ben Amini from Manitou.
29:39I'm Ben Amini from Manitou.
29:40I'm Ben Amini from Manitou.
29:41Manitou has a different conversation
29:42from the countrymen.
29:43It's a matter of that
29:45that there are no more
29:46of the Iranians in Iranians.
29:50This is a matter of women's
29:51It is called the international security security in Iraq, Lebanon and Ukraine.
29:56Today, with the views of the international media,
29:59it has been more severe than 5000 missiles from Iraq for the pestilence of Iran.
30:06What are you doing with the Iranian leader?
30:09How should you describe these presentations?
30:11And what should you describe them?
30:13Congratulations.
30:15The resolution of the national security security security has not yet to be clear
30:19even the state of the country is not allowed to be able to enter the foreign state.
30:26If this system has a chance to create a robot,
30:30the state of the country is not allowed to enter the foreign state.
30:34This is the reason for the threat and the threat.
30:37Of course, the threat is a threat.
30:40They know that the possible way in the future will be able to create a threat to the people.
30:46I think that people of Iran are afraid of this.
30:50But when we see that this regime is coming to this,
30:53it is the place that the BNL will be recognized
30:56that this regime will even be present from the outside
30:59to the people of their own.
31:01And this is the case.
31:03I think that the world has been taken today
31:06to show us today and have been seen for a long time.
31:11A quick translation for those of you who don't speak Farsi.
31:14The question related to the regime's importing foreign elements into Iran
31:18to use as a mechanism of repression.
31:20And I said that this is a clear indication of the regime's weakness,
31:23that it cannot even count on its own forces to do the dirty job.
31:27And it has to resort to bring people from the outside.
31:30But reason more for the world to realize
31:32that as this desperation act of the regime
31:35to try to brutalize its own people as a last gasp effort
31:38cannot be left unanswered,
31:40which is why we're calling for the world to help us out.
31:43Thank you. AFP, please.
31:51Thank you very much. Sean Tandon with AFP. Nice to see you.
31:55Could I follow up? The momentum.
31:58You mentioned that that's in the hands of Iranians.
32:01But at what point is it too late for the intervention
32:03that you're talking about from President Trump?
32:05Could there be the sense that he's talked for over ten days
32:07about help is on the way?
32:09Is there a sense that that could actually weaken the momentum?
32:12And specifically, you said at the beginning
32:13that there should be targeting of the Revolutionary Guards.
32:16Do you mean necessarily military strikes?
32:18How should the Revolutionary Guards be targeted? Thanks.
32:21It's never too late.
32:24Any fight for freedom doesn't have a deadline.
32:28Some of you reporters have deadlines to make your reports,
32:31but this fight doesn't have a deadline.
32:33We will fight until we win.
32:35That is the national will of the Iranian people.
32:39We are all going to fight until we win.
32:43The only question is, what are the elements that can expedite it?
32:48And the immediate issue remains, what will hurt the regime most?
32:54By dismantling its apparatus of state terror and repression.
32:59A lot of it are the regime's military, paramilitary assets,
33:04mostly IRGC targets.
33:06So I'm calling for a surgical strike on those means.
33:11And I think it should be quite obvious to any of you.
33:15How do you weaken the regime's first and foremost means
33:18of instituting terror at home or terrorism abroad?
33:23And the targets are quite obvious.
33:26You're not going to hit a factory or a school or a hospital.
33:30Clearly, it's obvious what the targets should be.
33:33And the regime knows it.
33:36And that's exactly what those who have to decide,
33:38how to decide what should be the legitimate targets,
33:41will decide upon it.
33:42I think the Iranian people naturally say,
33:44the people who hurt us the most should be the first one to be targeted.
33:48And I think that it should be quite obvious what should be done,
33:52in my opinion.
33:54CBS.
34:01CBS here.
34:02Newsmax.
34:03Good morning, sir.
34:04President Trump, up to this point, as we know,
34:05has decided not to take military action up to this point.
34:10He recently said that the killing has stopped,
34:14the planned executions have been halted.
34:16Is it your belief that American intervention,
34:19specifically military intervention,
34:21is necessary for this current movement today to be successful?
34:25As I said in my opening remarks,
34:27the Iranian people are defenseless on the streets,
34:30unarmed against a regime that is unleashing on them with military weapons,
34:36AK-47s, assault cars, trying to rip them apart.
34:43And these are the odds that are not fair for a nation that is trying to overcome a regime by means of protesting peacefully on the streets.
34:53So the only way you can equalize the playing field is to help them have a better chance by weakening the regime's apparatus of repression.
35:03And these are mostly paramilitary institutions such as the IRGC.
35:09IRGC has been the main instrument of the regime's repression at home and terror abroad.
35:14So clearly, any strike on those entities will facilitate our task,
35:20will prevent more loss of lives,
35:23and will weaken the regime to a point that resistance will be futile.
35:27And we will try to encourage the regime's top echelon to ultimately depart,
35:33and the rest of society will know the regime is now totally crumbling,
35:37and we are prepared to collect the rest of them that will then rally around the people and stand with them.
35:42And hopefully we can enter the phase of transition.
35:44This is pretty much the scenario I see unfolding.
35:47But right now, the decision is in the process of being made.
35:50I'm not going to speculate where it is right now.
35:53I'm not going to go follow every headlines that the news says in any news cycle.
35:59There's a lot that is happening and it's unfolding, and I'd rather not speculate.
36:03All I say is that if action happens, great.
36:06If it doesn't, we will still fight.
36:08The difference is it will be longer, costlier to us as a nation,
36:11more loss of life.
36:13And if the world does care about Iranian loss of life,
36:16then they better act and equalize the playing field for us
36:21so we'll have a better chance to succeed with less casualties and less deaths in the process.
36:31Robert Tate from The Guardian.
36:35Mr. Pahlavi, you have said you have a detailed plan to lead the transition when the regime falls.
36:44Does that include establishing a constitutional monarchy on the basis of the one your father was head of?
36:50Or do you foresee yourself as merely a transitional temporary figure?
36:56And if so, how would that differ from the vow of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979,
37:02who said at the time of the revolution that he would simply be a transitional figure who would return to home
37:08and would retire from active politics only to set up a repressive theocracy?
37:14Can you give a pledge that you would not be a second Ayatollah Khomeini?
37:19I invite all of you after this press conference,
37:21and I have some of our experts available to you to explain all of this process in more details.
37:26One of the projects that I started a few years ago is called IPP, Iran Prosperity Project.
37:33This project is meant to address all of the issues beginning with the first hundred days of how to manage the transition
37:39and stabilize the country.
37:41A short midterm range anywhere between six months to two years of the rest of the normalization phase
37:47and ultimately Iran's development down the line.
37:50Many documents have been generated with the help of legal experts, economists and others to explain the chronology of events.
37:59But in relationship to your question, the way we have proposed the process to go is that the minute the regime collapses,
38:07the transitional government takes control.
38:10It works towards working in a process where we have its own judiciary branch, executive branch,
38:17legislative branch, temporary parliament to oversee the elections of ultimately a national assembly.
38:26By first allowing the Iranian people, after about four months' time and many other debates,
38:31what is the form they would like to have as a future system of governance?
38:36By means of referendum.
38:38Whatever the majority of the Iranian people decide,
38:41their representative in a constitutional assembly will be tasked with the responsibility to draft the constitution of this next system,
38:50and present that constitutional project to the nation.
38:54The nation will have an opportunity to either ratify that proposed constitution,
38:59or if not, send it back to that constitutional assembly to rewrite it whatever way is fitted,
39:06again submit it to a secondary referendum.
39:09If in the second referendum there's still no consensus in majority,
39:14that constitutional assembly will dissolve,
39:17a new constitutional assembly will be created,
39:21and the process will again occur until finally we have a ratified proposed constitutional project.
39:29Once that happens, the first parliament of this new democracy will be elected,
39:35and the first government of that new system will be elected.
39:40If it's a republic, the president will be elected.
39:43If it's a monarchy, the prime minister will be elected.
39:46At that time, the transitional government dissolves itself and passes over and hands over the responsibility
39:54and the authority to the newly elected government based on that new constitution.
39:59This is the process from beginning to end.
40:02My role in all this is to lead this transition, help with the transitional structure,
40:09bring in all the elements that check all the boxes because the country has to function.
40:14Day one, somebody has to pick up the trash.
40:16The train has to run on time.
40:18Basic services have to be provided.
40:21And at this stage what we are inviting to have the quickest, smoothest transition,
40:26the maximum participation on the one hand of the military and paramilitary forces to play their role,
40:33and the civil society and the bureaucracy to be also in place to be able to address these things.
40:39So the majority of these instruments are already in place.
40:42And again, against the model of debatification, we count on the majority of these people to remain in their jobs.
40:49We want to make sure that the world can help us so the transitional government can pay salaries,
40:54so people can maintain their jobs and do all of that.
40:57All of these things have been studied and explained in details.
41:00And as I said, I invite you to study at least 170 pages of it.
41:07And as I said, we have our experts here who can further in detail explain to all of you what is it exactly that we propose.
41:13But in a nutshell, this is what we're doing and this is the process you can expect and anticipate.
41:18Thank you. On BFM.
41:31My name is Antoine Hollard with BFM TV, French television.
41:34In France, the government has been criticised for being too soft by saying that the regime is too brutal.
41:42What is your message to the President of France and what do you expect from him to put pressure on the regime?
41:51Again, I think the more we have solidarity from the international community and France is a very important country.
41:59The relationship that France has had with Iran was back centuries.
42:02I know many French people.
42:04I know their sympathy and their appreciation and love of Iranian culture and whatever it is that we stand for.
42:11And we have had very good relationships in the past.
42:14The question is, what is the behaviour of this regime?
42:17Does it adhere in any simple way to the very principles that France stands for?
42:24Egalité, fraternité, liberté, laïcité, all those main principles that we're fighting for.
42:30So as the President of a democratic, secular, laïc nation, and as I said, one of the top principles is separation of church and state,
42:39I think the message should be clear that the French people and its government stand on the side of people who seek the same liberties,
42:48the same human rights, the same freedom of religions, and the same protection of equality of citizens under the law that the French people enjoy in France.
42:57And we would like, as Iranians, to have it in Iran.
43:00So this is an important message.
43:02Are we continuing to go and appease a regime that is murdering its own people?
43:09Or is it time to abandon that path and now stand with the Iranian people and help them in their liberation?
43:16It's a very simple choice to make.
43:19And I advise the French President, if I may, to heed the call of millions of Iranians who turn towards the free world and say what says you?
43:29Are you with us?
43:31And I hope the French President will say at the end of the day that he stands with the Iranian people.
43:36Just a follow-up in French.
43:38Est-ce que vous avez été déçu par la réponse d'Emmanuel Macron, qui a été assez molle, entre guillemets, face à la répression brutale du régime?
43:46Écoutez, comme je vous l'ai dit, c'est un crime contre l'humanité qui se passe en Iran actuellement.
43:54Ça dépasse toutes les limites de tolérance possibles.
43:59Ou de vouloir dire qu'on veut garder une ligne de communication pour des raisons de négociation diplomatique, etc.
44:06Je pense qu'on a déjà dépassé ce cas.
44:09Il ne reste qu'une seule solution.
44:11Éviter un massacre, éviter un bain de sang, éviter qu'un pays qui peut être un élément de stabilité, dans l'intérêt stratégique de l'Occident, une fois débarrassé de ce régime,
44:25mettra fin non seulement à la misère et la répression chez nous, mais en même temps profitera à ce que le monde puisse enfin respirer, soulager,
44:37d'avoir pas un problème d'avoir encore à abriter d'autres réfugiés qui doivent venir sur le territoire européen déjà saturés, plus dans l'intérêt économique de ce pays,
44:49un pays qui peut vous fournir pendant des décennies au niveau énergique le nécessaire pour n'avoir pas à faire face à un blackmail chaque hiver par la Russie, par exemple.
45:01Et l'Iran peut s'apprêter à ça. La question, c'est quel Iran?
45:05Je pense que le choix est évident.
45:07Donc, je pense que l'administration, que ce soit Emmanuel Macron ou d'autres chefs d'État européens, doivent regarder aujourd'hui quel est ultérieurement le meilleur intérêt de leur pays.
45:17Est-ce qu'un Iran libre sera mieux placé pour satisfaire leurs intérêts ou ce régime sanguinaire et terroriste?
45:25Simple question.
45:26Ce n'est pas à moi de répondre.
45:28Je vous dis tout simplement l'attente des Iraniens.
45:31Maintenant, c'est au président français ou d'autres leaders de décider finalement où est-ce qu'ils se placent.
45:37Merci.
45:38Le lady here.
45:39Hi, Michele Kellerman.
45:40With NPR.
45:41Would you just get a microphone?
45:45Thanks, Michele Kellerman with NPR.
45:48You mentioned that you wanted to see the Ayatollah in exile in Moscow, but the Russians are providing political cover for the Iranians at the UN.
45:58Today, Putin called Netanyahu to present himself as a peacemaker.
46:04What do you think the Russians are doing?
46:06Do you think Trump could believe the Russians in this case?
46:11You know, once the dust settles, as far as the Iranian people are concerned, and how in this game of geopolitics,
46:25things sometimes unfold in one direction or the other.
46:32Even Moscow is considering, what if this regime is no longer there?
46:37Then what?
46:40The Chinese are doing the same.
46:42They've been very quiet lately, not taking any position.
46:47So I'd rather not speculate, but simply say that a stable Iran, a strong Iran, a democratic Iran will not be antagonistic to anyone's interest, including Russia and China.
47:04What we want, as Iranians, is a fair deal.
47:07We don't want to be taken advantage of in lopsided, unfair deals that is against the national interests of Iran,
47:14simply because a corrupt regime and weak is offering concessions left and right.
47:20We want to have a fair relationship with everyone.
47:25It's a normal interest for us to look towards the West, primarily because we are focused on democratic free nations to partner with in alliance and cooperation.
47:36And of course, our immediate neighborhood, which is why it is crucial for the world to understand that a different Iran will be committed to cordial relations with our immediate neighbors,
47:45with Israel, with the Saudis and the rest of them in the Arab world and the rest of the countries in our immediate neighborhood.
47:52And that extends to everybody else, provided, of course, that we as a sovereign nation are able to protect our liberties and our rights
48:00and will deal accordingly and reciprocally with anybody respecting that based on mutual respect.
48:06That's the end of the subject.
48:09So whatever we see now happening depends on the clarity of the ultimate outcome.
48:18The more the Iranian people are empowered, the more we can then tell the world,
48:23we as Iranians, unlike this regime, are committed to peace, are committed to stability,
48:29are committed to improve the lives of people by means of trade, commerce, cooperation and everything else that this regime has taken away from us.
48:38Iran today should have been the next South Korea of the Middle East.
48:43Iran at the time had five times the GDP of South Korea.
48:48Today we have become North Korea, not because we don't have the human resources, not because we don't have the natural resources,
48:58but because we have a governance that doesn't give a damn about the people and the livelihood,
49:03that have exploited our nation and its resources, that has impoverished our nation while funding radical extremist terrorist groups and proxies in the region and beyond,
49:16have outstretched their arms all the way to Latin America and are still standing there only because the delay in their collapse was a result of appeasement.
49:28The game changer is enough is enough. The game changer is these people deserve better.
49:36And they have proven that unlike this regime that hates the Western world in particular, and particularly the United States,
49:44that wants to wipe off a country off the map of the world, we as Iranians are committed to a different future.
49:53I went to Israel two years ago to show that we are the descendants of Cyrus the Great,
50:03who 25 centuries ago helped Jewish slaves be freed from the Babylonian government,
50:12helped them rebuild the temple in Jerusalem,
50:16a country that in the Second World War period gave refuge to Jews escaping the tyranny of Hitler,
50:26a country that unlike this regime wants to have cordial relationship with the State of Israel and the rest of our neighbors,
50:35a country that holds high in our principles and values the first declaration of human rights,
50:42that Cyrus the Great provided, that was inspiring people like Thomas Jefferson,
50:48and was included into the American Bill of Rights and Constitution or Declaration of Independence.
50:54We have pride in that. And the children of Cyrus are not telling you that we are committed to that.
51:01That's when I talk about the Cyrus, of course, in that spirit. This is not me saying it. This is our nation, its culture, its national identity.
51:09And this is your truest friend that is now being clobbered, as you saw in that video, by a regime that is un-Iranian,
51:16and is a threat to all of us. And this is what's at stake, simply at the end of the day.
51:21So, it's better for all of us to now think of how different the world will be with a liberated Iran.
51:28And this is our moment in time. This is Iran's chance to finally, after 47 years, liberate itself.
51:36And I hear people from across the world. I see how much sympathy now there is for Iranians,
51:43from Australia, to Argentina, to Canada, to Sweden, to many, many, many, many countries that are standing with the Iranian people.
51:52The people do. Now it's time for their governments to be online and on par with the expectation of various countries
52:02that are demonstrating their support for the Iranian people. And even they ask their respective governments to act.
52:09It's not just Iranians asking the outside world to act. People in different countries are beginning to ask their governments to act.
52:17And I hope that such governments hear their people and our people and stop listening to the regime that has been lying to them deceitfully
52:26and is hanging on to power by yet trying to find another opportunity to get out of this quagmire.
52:33Let's not give them that chance yet again.
52:36I'm afraid last two questions. BBC Persia and then NDTV.
52:45BBC Persia first. Is that BBC Persia?
52:48I'm asking you to ask a question.
52:55You, during the time that there were protests in Iran, during the time of the plague of Aminia,
53:00talking about the autobuses, who have been invited to the autobuses.
53:05Now, in Iran, Tehran, Mahshad, the names of the big cities and large cities,
53:09the names of you and the residents of you.
53:12Do you still have this invitation for the other people who want to be the autobuses to be the autobuses?
53:19And that some of the parties may be possible that the people of Aminia have,
53:25the people of Aminia or some of the minorities,
53:28what are your statements for?
53:30I'm very happy.
53:32First of all, of course.
53:33Let's see.
53:34I'm just saying that four of them.
53:37Everyone has, in essence,
53:40the issue of the peace of Iran,
53:43the issue of the government,
53:45the issue of the government,
53:47the issue of the community,
53:49the issue of the human rights,
53:51the issue of the human rights,
53:53and the issue of the freedom of their own rights,
53:56the issue of the autobuses,
53:58and the issue of the autobuses.
54:00These are the people of Aminia.
54:02They were part of the human rights,
54:04and, in order to help the society,
54:06and as they can make a proper place,
54:09they can do the same thing.
54:11For those of us,
54:12what happened to aminia is is that
54:14you saw a man in Munique conference,
54:16the same thing as a person,
54:17the same thing,
54:18they heard that
54:20one of the image was,
54:21the case of the international organization,
54:23the government,
54:24the university,
54:25the international community,
54:27the international community,
54:29the international community,
54:31dir ژنوژه، هنرمندان، همه گونه تیف در اونجا بودن.
54:35چون بر اساس این رسول توافق داشتن.
54:38ما اکنون کسانی داریم .
54:41فرض به فرمایی خیلی هم مشخصا مزیگیری کردن.
54:46من صحبت از مولوی عبدالحمیدو می کنم با مانون نمونه
54:49و مثال، به مانون رحبر مثبی سنی در منطقه بالوچستان
54:54They have a completely different issue from this government.
54:59And I think that there are many of us who are not alone from this government and government.
55:05They are not able to support this government.
55:07And the people of our groups and different areas
55:13know that during the time that this government has become a feminist, ethnic and ethnic group,
55:22We don't have any problems before.
55:24And this situation in the United States,
55:26and the law of the United States,
55:28which will protect the government's rights of the Iranian Iranian,
55:30will have all these situations.
55:34However, there is no harm to the
55:46and the government's rights of the United States
55:50Last question, NDTV.
56:13Thank you, Crown Prince.
56:14This is Lalit Jha from NDTV.
56:16People of Iran has had a strong historical,
56:19cultural and civilizational ties with India.
56:22What is your message?
56:23Sorry, you're talking a bit too fast.
56:24Could you please announce it so I can hear you properly?
56:27Lalit Jha, representing NDTV and Indian News Channel.
56:30Yes.
56:31People of India has had a strong cultural,
56:33civilizational ties with Iran.
56:35Yes.
56:36Two questions.
56:37What is your message to the people of India
56:39and what kind of relationship would you like to have with India?
56:43Well, I remember the days where, of course,
56:50visits that we had and I think Prime Minister Gandhi had visited Iran.
56:58I was very young at the time.
56:59So the relationship goes a long time.
57:02Culturally, it goes many, many years.
57:04But in modern history, we had very good relations, of course, with India.
57:07And it's natural, as I said, that a democratic Iran is committed
57:13to have the best possible relationship in the context of sovereignty
57:18and liberty, to have the best possible relationship with any country
57:23that adheres to the same values and can work with us
57:26and can partner with us in many different domains.
57:29And, of course, it's a rich culture and a rich history
57:32that we observe in India as well.
57:34I think we can, as nations, be very proud of our heritage.
57:37And this could be a natural path to a very good bond and cooperation.
57:44Look, we have so many challenges to face in our planet.
57:49We have issues of energy.
57:51We have issues of population.
57:52We have issues of energy shortages.
57:55We have water crisis.
57:56We have so many different things.
57:58And that's where I think the world needs to really rise up
58:01and reach its hands for cooperation.
58:03The four corners of this world have to remain connected.
58:06We cannot be introverted.
58:08We cannot be isolationists.
58:09We need to be able to work together.
58:11And the closer ties we have, the better we can address.
58:14India is one of the leading countries when it comes to technology,
58:17when it comes to expertise.
58:19I think these are the kind of things that will help us in every area
58:23that we need to focus on, renewable energies, IT, whatever it is out there.
58:29And I'm looking forward to have our experts, our entrepreneurs, our business sector,
58:35and anybody else working very closely with our Indian counterpart.
58:40Hopefully, once we are freed, we can start an entirely new chapter.
58:44No, I think that's it.
58:47I think we thank you very much, though, for your question, sir.
58:49Thank you very much for coming today from the ladies and gentlemen of the press.
58:53Thank you, Prince Reza Pallavi.
58:56We have some, as he's mentioned, we have some of his team and some experts here.
59:00Palmida, where are you?
59:03Palmida over there can field any interviews that people want to do with the experts,
59:08whether it's around the Prosperity Project or the situation in RAN.
59:11And we have human rights experts and a whole range of people that can do interviews
59:16if you would like to and just speak to Palmida.
59:18Thank you, Prince.
59:19Thank you all.
59:19Thank you all.
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