CNN: Former Prince - Security Forces Join Protesters in the Streets
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009 - CNN's American Morning
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will be sworn in for a second term sometime between July 26 and August 19, state-run media reported Tuesday. Many Iranians who have disputed the official outcome of the June 12 vote have taken to the streets to protest the results. Reza Pahlavi, the former crown prince of Iran, says there are reports some security forces have been joining protesters in the streets of Tehran. Pahlavi’s father was the shah of Iran who was deposed in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. He spoke to John Roberts on CNN’s “American Morning” Tuesday. John Roberts: The Gu...
AFP: Slain Neda is 'one of my daughters', shah's son says
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009 - AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The son of the late shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, was Monday carrying in his breastpocket a photograph of the slain protester known as Neda said to have been killed in the Tehran protests. "I have added her (Neda) to the list of my daughters. She is now forever in my pocket," Pahlavi told AFP fighting back tears, after calling at a press conference for Western media and governments to stand strongly alongside the protest movement in Iran. The former crown prince of Iran took from his left breastpocket photographs of his wife, Yasmine, and three daughters, Noor, Iman and ...
CNN: Fighting tears, shah's son calls crisis a 'moment of truth'
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009 - CNN
Story Highlights: - Reza Shah Pahlavi: Democratic movement needs international support to succeed - He called Iranian regime a "sinking Titanic" that might not survive the movement - Pahlavi cited reports security forces go home, change clothes, join protest - He praised Obama but encouraged countries to be prepared to stand up and help WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The son of the former shah of Iran called Monday for solidarity against Iran's Islamic regime, warning that the democratic movement born out of the election crisis might not succeed without international support. "The momen...