PARIS — The son of the deposed shah of Iran urged nations Thursday to withdraw their ambassadors from Teh ran to protest a relentless government crackdown on opposition demonstrators.
Reza Pahlavi, who has lived in exile since his father was toppled in the 1979 Islamic revolution, also appealed in a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for a U.N. investigation into human-rights violations during the unrest.
In an interview, Pahlavi, 49, equated the climate of the unrest in his homeland with the “revolutionary atmosphere” that preceded the fall of his father from the Peacock Throne 30 years ago, when the monarchy was replaced by an Islamic republic. The difference, he said, is that this time the people know what they want — a secular democracy.
Based in the United States, the former crown prince is currently in Europe. For security reasons, his exact location was not divulged.
