US EditionSon of Late Shah Urges Iranians to Break with Islamic Republic
- On June 13, 2025, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince of Iran, urged the country's military and security personnel to break ties with the Islamic Republic and back a widespread popular movement.
- His appeal followed Israeli overnight strikes on Iranian military and nuclear sites targeting over 100 locations, which heightened regional tensions and fears of broader conflict.
- Pahlavi accused Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei of forcing Iran into a war against the people's will and described the regime as weak, divided, corrupt, and incompetent.
- He declared, "Iran belongs to you and it is yours to reclaim," encouraging mass demonstrations and a general strike aimed at toppling the regime, while also calling on the armed forces to break away from the government and stand with the people.
- This call for regime change amid military strikes suggests a rising challenge to Iran's leadership and ongoing dissatisfaction fueled by political repression and economic hardship.
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Reza Pahlaví, son of the last Shah of Iran, urged the Iranian people to lead a “lifting up,” considering that the Islamic Republic is going through a process of “collapse.”
Announces "transitional government". The Shah's regime's crown prince Reza Pahlavi wants to rule the country "for 100 days".
Iran Regime ‘On the Verge of Collapse’: Reza Pahlavi, Son of Last Shah of Iran
“The moment is approaching very fast, the regime is on the verge of collapse,” says Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Shah of Iran, as he discusses the prospect of regime change in Iran amid the Israel-Iran conflict. Pahlavi says there are plans in place not only for “liberation from this regime,” but also “the transition to what we hope will come in a democratic outcome.” (Source: Bloomberg)
In the Israel-Iran war, the voice of the king's son is now being raised whose father Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had to flee the country 46 years ago during Iran's Islamic revolution. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's son Reza Pahlavi has said that he has been fighting the war for Iran for 40 years and now our time has come.
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