`` It has already started , '' he said , citing reports that members of the security forces have gone home after their shifts ended and changed into plain clothes to join the protesters . Reza Shah Pahlavi : Democratic Iran needs international support to survive . He called Iranian society a ` ` sinking ship '' that will not survive the movement . Pahlavi cited reports security forces go home , change clothes , join protest . He praised Obama but encouraged countries to be prepared to stand up and fight .
Reza Shah Pahlavi : Democratic Iran needs international support to survive . He called Iranian society a ` ` sinking ship '' that will not survive the movement . Pahlavi cited reports security forces go home , change clothes , join protest . He praised Obama but encouraged countries to be prepared to stand up and fight .