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Son of Late Shah Urges Iranians to Break with Islamic Republic

  • Reza Pahlavi blamed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for having 'dragged Iran into a war' with Israel and described the government in Tehran as 'weak and divided.'
  • Pahlavi urged the military, police, and security forces to break from the regime and join the people.
  • Pahlavi, living in exile, expressed that he does not seek to restore the monarchy but supports the movement for secular democracy.
  • He warned the international community not to give 'yet another lifeline to this dying, terrorist regime.
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Rezha Ciro Pahlavi had already offered to contribute to the democratic transition. Now he reiterates his hope of returning to his country

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Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Sah of Persia, urged the international community to support these efforts against the order established by the Ayatollahs

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He does not necessarily want to return to power, but rather to support the democracy movement in Iran. The son of the former Shah appeals to the police and the military to stand by the people's side. From the world community he demands harshness against the regime.

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Son of late shah urges Iranians to break with Islamic republic

The son of Iran's late shah appealed Friday to the country's security forces to abandon the cleric-run state, voicing hope for toppling the Islamic republic after Israel launched military strikes.

Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Sah of Persia and freedom activist in Iran, urged the Iranian people on Saturday to rebel against the regime of the Islamic Republic, which he described as responsible for dragging the country into a war with Israel. His message was posted on social networks as the cross attacks between the two nations continue. “After decades of corruption, incompetence and oppression, this regime is at its weakest and most fragile…

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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