Exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi on Monday urged US President Donald Trump to order military action against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), saying strikes on the force are needed to support civilians protesting the Islamic Republic.
Speaking to radio host Hugh Hewitt on Salem News Channel, Pahlavi said only US military intervention could “level the playing field” between protesters and the state’s security forces, which he described as the government’s main instrument of repression.
“This is a genocide in the making. And the only thing that will equalize the playing field for these brave Iranians who are fighting for their own liberation is to have assistance that is needed help at this time to neutralize elements that the regime has used against its own citizenry to brutalize them the way they have,” Pahlavi said.
"This is the reason why the Iranian people have been anxiously awaiting the action that the president has promised he will do in support of the Iranian people that help will arrive," he added.
Pahlavi dismissed recent threats by Iranian authorities, including an AI-generated video depicting attacks on US naval forces, as what he described as propaganda from a weakening government.