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Trump ready to help, do not leave the streets: Exiled crown prince Pahlavi to Iranian protesters

News Desk11 January 2026, 10:27 AM ISTShare Pahlavi alleged that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei views the Iranian people as enemies, relying instead on loyalist forces to sustain his rule. Iranian opposition leader and son of the last shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Reza Pahlavi | AFPTehran: Iran’s former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, living in exile, has called on anti-government protesters to continue demonstrations across Iran, saying the ruling establishment is facing an unprecedented collapse in its ability to suppress public resistance. In a video message posted on X on Sunday, the 65-year-old son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi praised protesters for their persistence, claiming their actions have significantly eroded the regime’s security machinery.

(FILES) Iranian opposition leader and son of the last shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Reza Pahlavi holds a press conference in Paris on June 23, 2025. The son of the shah of Iran ousted by the 1979 Islamic Revolution, US-based Reza Pahlavi, who had called for major protests on January 8, 2026, meanwhile urged a new show of force in the streets on Januray 9. Iranians staged their biggest protests yet of an almost two week movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, chanting slogans including "death to the dictator" and setting fire to official buildings, videos showed. . (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

(FILES) Iranian opposition leader and son of the last shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Reza Pahlavi holds a press conference in Paris on June 23, 2025. The son of the shah of Iran ousted by the 1979 Islamic Revolution, US-based Reza Pahlavi, who had called for major protests on January 8, 2026, meanwhile urged a new show of force in the streets on Januray 9. Iranians staged their biggest protests yet of an almost two week movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, chanting slogans including "death to the dictator" and setting fire to official buildings, videos showed. . (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP)

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Key Highlights

  • "My compatriots, by your widespread and courageous presence in the streets across Iran for the third consecutive night, you have severely weakened Khamenei's repressive apparatus and his regime.
  • Reliable reports have reached me indicating that the Islamic Republic is facing a severe shortage of mercenaries to confront the millions of people in the streets, and so far, many armed and security forces have left their workplaces or disobeyed orders to suppress the people," he said.
  • Pahlavi alleged that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei views the Iranian people as enemies, relying instead on loyalist forces to sustain his rule.
  • "What remains for Khamenei is a minority of violent mercenaries who, like their criminal leader, are non-Iranian and anti-Iranian, and consider you--the great nation of Iran--their enemy.
  • Know that they will face consequences for their actions.
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