Exiled Persian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi spoke absolute truth when he told the All-In podcast that the U.S.-Israeli operation against Iran’s terrorist regime is a “humanitarian intervention.”
The Persian people have suffered under over 40 years of heinous sharia dictatorship, culminating with the recent massacre of 40,000+ anti-regime protesters. But for the first time in half a century, the Persian people see a real hope for the total collapse of their oppressive Islamic regime and not only the return of the shah, but the establishment of a democratic form of government. When the USA and Israel launched Operation Epic Fury, it was because the Persian people called to the West for help.
And yes, regime change is the best outcome of this conflict for everyone, not only for the Persians, but for the Americans and Israelis and everyone targeted by Iranian terror proxies. The U.S. must back up the Persian people when they rise up after this operation to complete the task of taking back their nation.
Entrepreneur and podcast host Jason Calacanis asked Pahlavi about his reaction to Operation Epic Fury and his plans for the future if he is able to return to Iran. Pahlavi answered, “Before I get into that, I wanted to simply stress the importance of this intervention that, to us, was like a rescue mission, was literally an humanitarian intervention to protect more lives that would otherwise be lost under this extremely brutal and repressive regime that, as you know, has massacred … tens of thousands of innocent and unarmed citizens.”
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Pahlavi emphasized, “In order to equalize the playing field, this was a much needed intervention that a lot of Iranians asked for, and fortunately, it did happen.” He later expanded on this point, stating that the Persian people will have a much better chance of taking on the regime and winning if the regime is severely crippled, lacking much of its leadership, and having lost a huge portion of its military technology and weapons.
Pahlavi is in contact with people in the military and political structure in Iran to seek out how to complete “a stable transition” as the hundreds of thousands of protestors have been calling for (the popular chant in Iran “javid shah” calls for the restoration of the monarchy). Pahlavi would not say if he expects to be a constitutional monarch overseeing a democratic government or not, emphasizing the importance of handing the decision over to the Persian people.
But, as he stated, the “redevelopment and reconstruction” of Iran “could not have happened under this corrupt mafia-like regime. Iran should have been, had it not been for the revolution, today's South Korea of the region. Instead, it has become the North Korea of the region. Why? Not because our people are not gifted or talented or capable, not because we lack natural resources, it's simply because of a corrupt bad management, and a regime that basically took our country hostage, used it as a launching pad to export an ideology.”
The New York Post touched on just a few of eliminated Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s crimes enforced by his regime:
The 86-year-old tyrannical cleric – who assumed control over the Islamic Republic of Iran in June 1989 — has been widely condemned over the past few decades for violating human rights, sky-high execution rates, violently suppressing protests and mass discrimination.
But if the regime that has built up an international terror network, slaughtered its people, and chanted “death to America and Israel” is gone, Pahlavi predicted, “A different Iran, a democratic second Iran…[will] bring about the opportunities to our nation, [and] it will open Iran for business again.” We can only pray for such a day.
