Interviewer: A reporter of the Swedish Television and the French Le Monde newspaper
Question: [Your Eminence, what will be the result of today's great demonstrations in your opinion?]
Answer: The demonstrations held in Iran across the country were a live referendum for the dismissal of the Shah. The result is that according to all viewpoints, the Shah should not have any legitimacy and henceforth he will be treated as illegal.
Q: [You have said recently that henceforth you will not sell oil to the countries that support the Shah. This is a threat to the Western countries and the United States. What will happen in your opinion?]
A: The issue is that today the illegality of the Shah has been announced and if someone supports the Shah henceforth, so long as his government is in power, no oil will be sold to his country.
Q: [Have you personally, or any of your friends, had any contact with the Americans thus far to tell the issue to the Americans?]
A: There are no contacts; neither between the Americans and me nor between my friends and the Americans.