"Iran’s exiled Prince Reza Pahlavi told Sweden’s parliament on Monday that Iran’s future would ultimately be decided by its people, not by foreign forces.
“Whatever the outcome of military operations, Iran’s fate will not be determined by foreign forces, but by the people of Iran,” he said, adding that, “The fight in Iran is not between reformists and hardliners, but between occupiers and freedom-seeking actors.”
Pahlavi said the war that mattered was the Islamic Republic’s war against the Iranian people, adding that it had intensified every day and that no ceasefire had taken hold in that conflict.
He said the Islamic Republic had never acted like a normal government since its founding and had projected influence through proxy forces from Beirut to Baghdad and Sanaa.
Referring to internet shutdowns in Iran, he said the authorities had silenced dissenting voices, cut internet access and opened fire on unarmed people, adding that the cost of the crackdown had been catastrophic."
The internet shutdown keeps the Iranian people in the dark about the extent of damage the regime has suffered. It also keeps them from communicating locations of hiding places.
