The Times of India

'Seize and hold the cities': 5 takeaways from Reza Pahlavi's declaration amid Iran protests

Pahlavi does not present himself merely as a supporter of the street movement. He explicitly says that the scale of the demonstrations has given him the authority to act. With the legitimacy and acceptance I have received from you, he says, I declare another phase of the national uprising to overthrow the Islamic Republic and reclaim our beloved Iran.