Reza Pahlavi, the crown prince of Iran, asks the United States and allies to target the IRGC leadership and force a collapse of the Iranian regime. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington on Jan. 16, Pahlavi said he is ready to lead his country to a transition to Democratic rule. -- 📺 Watch NTD News 24/7 on cable, broadcast, and streaming: https://www.ntd.com/watch
Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi said more than 12,000 protesters have been killed in Iran by the
Islamic regime. He's been a prominent figure in the anti-regime protests and advocate for
transitioning Iran away from the repressive Islamic Republic. Our Washington correspondent
Luis Martinez has more on Pahlavi's visit to Washington D.C. Reza Pahlavi, the Crown Prince
of Iran, told reporters here at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. that he is ready to lead
his country through a transition to democratic rule. I am uniquely positioned to ensure a stable
transition. That's not my opinion. That'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. They have whispered their loyalty to me. Pahlavi, the son of
the last Shah of Iran, believes that the Islamic regime in Iran is not the legitimate government
of the country but an occupying force. Using foreign terrorists, Hezbollah fighters, Iraqi militias,
and other mercenaries to slaughter the Iranian people. This is no longer mere repression.
This is foreign occupation wearing clerical robes. Pahlavi has called on the international
community to take decisive action to bring the Islamic regime to an end, and he made it clear
that no boots on the ground would be needed. Protect the Iranian people by degrading the
regime's repressive capacity, including targeting the Islamic Revolutionary Guard leadership
and its command and control infrastructure. Deliver and sustain maximum economic pressure
on the regime. Block their assets worldwide. Target and dismantle their fleet of ghost tankers.
President Trump has promised the Iranian people that help is on its way. The USS Lincoln, an
aircraft carrier, has now been repositioned to the area of operation of Central Command in the
Middle East, and also U.S. personnel has begun evacuation of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the
closest U.S. military base to Iran. Reporting from Washington, D.C., Luis Eduardo Martinez, NTD News.
