In an interview with The Daily Telegraph in London, Pahlavi said, “Fundamental and necessary change is long overdue for our region and we have a whole generation of young Egyptians and Iranians not willing to take no for an answer.” He said, “Democratization is now an imperative that cannot be denied. It is only a matter of time before the whole region can transform itself. But when people are facing a brutal regime, it is much more difficult without the help of the free world. The movement could fall back and, if people are abandoned, it really will be a very ugly development.”