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Shah's son confident Iran rulers to fall as Trump holds off
The son of Iran's late shah said Friday he was confident that mass protests would topple the Islamic republic and urged international action, as President Donald Trump holds off on intervening in the unrest.
In exile for nearly 50 years, Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has issued calls urging Iranians to join protests sweeping the country. But support for him may not be clear cut.
Speaking with Reuters in the Oval Office, President Trump talked about the situation in Iran, the Russia- Ukraine stalemate and dismissed Republican criticism of a probe of Fed Chair Powell.
Major Iranian cities were gripped overnight by new mass rallies denouncing the Islamic republic, as the son of the ousted shah urged protesters on Saturday to plan to seize city centres.
With demonstrations in dozens of cities across Iran, Ali Khamenei and his regime are faced with a dilemma.
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Iran’s exiled crown prince rises as a figure in protests, decades after leaving his homeland
Nearly 50 years after the 1979 Islamic Revolution overthrew his father, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has spurred demonstrators onto the streets.