Iran’s exiled crown prince called President Donald Trump the “total opposite” of former Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden when it comes to speaking up for the Iranian people.
Reza Pahlavi’s generous words toward Trump come as anti-government protesters in Iran are pushing back against the Islamic regime led by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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Trump has promised to come to the aid of the demonstrators if the regime executes them. He is considering ordering the U.S. military to strike Iran but hasn’t made a decision on the matter yet.
In a direct message to Trump that aired on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures, Pahlavi said, “You have already established your legacy as a man committed to peace and fighting evil forces. There’s a reason why people in Iran are renaming streets after your name. They know that you’re [the] total opposite to Barack Obama or Joe Biden. They know that you’re not going to throw them under the bus, as they have had before.”
The crown prince went on to court U.S. support for the Iranian people, saying Trump’s rhetoric against Iran has had a “tremendous positive effect” that further motivates the country’s calls for freedom.
“Let’s hope that we can permanently seal this legacy by liberating Iran, so that we and you can make Iran great again,” he said. “Let’s partner on this and have a better future for our countries and for our people.”
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Pahlavi said he is ready to return to his native country “at the first possible opportunity,” should Khamenei be overthrown. He added he is prepared to die for the cause, as are Iranians, if necessary.
Trump has repeatedly warned Khamenei to refrain from harming the protesters. At least 420 people, including eight children, have been killed since demonstrations began two weeks ago, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. The tally represents a dramatic escalation of the number killed that the group provided on Saturday.
Trump attributed some of the deaths to “stampedes” last week, arguing that many people are dying in the large crowds of people instead of being gunned down by Iranian security forces. Activists and Iranians in the country are painting a different picture, saying security forces are openly brandishing military rifles and shooting civilians.
Iran is currently under an internet and communications blackout, which Khamenei’s regime is using to crack down on the widespread protests.
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Despite the crown prince offering praise to the president, Trump ruled out a meeting with Pahlavi because it would be inappropriate given the fragile situation in Iran. Pahlavi has encouraged Iranians to resist the Islamic regime by participating in mass protests.
“I’ve watched him and he seems like a nice person, but I’m not sure that it would be appropriate at this point to do that as president,” Trump told conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt. “I think that we should let everybody go out there and we see who emerges. I’m not sure necessarily that it would be an appropriate thing to do.”
