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Posted on 01/21/2026 10:56:04 AM PST by SeekAndFind
For forty-seven years, a shadow has stretched across the Plateau, cast by a regime that traded the brilliance of a thousand-year civilization for the darkness of a medieval theocracy. As the currency collapses and the cries of “Woman, Life, Freedom” echo from the Alborz mountains to the shores of the Persian Gulf, a singular truth has emerged from the chaos: The time for half-measures is over. Iran’s chains do not need “reform”; they need breaking. And in this terminal hour, Reza Pahlavi stands not merely as a figure of history, but as the only bridge to a future.
For the Iranian diaspora, scattered from Los Angeles to London, Paris to Sydney, the struggle has often been one of fractured identities and competing ideologies. Yet as the Islamic Republic’s brutality reaches a fever pitch, the crown prince has emerged as the sole unifying force capable of binding these disparate pieces together. He is the only leader with the name recognition, the diplomatic weight, and the ancestral mandate to command the world’s attention.
In the United States, where the largest population of exiled Iranians resides, Pahlavi is more than a politician; he is a symbol of what was lost and what can be reclaimed. He represents the “Real Iran” — a nation that was once a stabilizing force in the Middle East, a reliable partner to the West, and a beacon of modernization. His message to the diaspora is clear: The exile is nearing its end.
The regime in Tehran survives on fear — fear of the “other,” fear of the West, and most importantly, fear of a power vacuum. They tell the people that without the mullahs, there is only Syria-style chaos. Reza Pahlavi is the living refutation of that lie.
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Whereas other opposition groups are often riven by internal disputes or tainted by past associations with the current regime, Pahlavi has spent decades cultivating a vision of inclusivity. He has reached out to ethnic minorities, to the secular left, and even to the disillusioned rank-and-file of the military, offering a path of national reconciliation. This is the “Cyrus Accords” vision — a return to a great civilization, where every Iranian, regardless of faith or ethnicity, has a stake in the soil.
The hope is that he will be better than his ole man, I read his father wasn’t a real sweetheart with the people.
RE: I read his father wasn’t a real sweetheart with the people.
No he was not. He was also a brutal oppressor. Bad, but not as bad as the Ayatollahs who replaced him.
That’s why when you have a problem, be sure that your “solution” does not make the problem worse.
The cure was worse than the disease.
This has been the problem with US foreign policy in the Middle East; they didn't understand that things can always get worse.
But people like Hillary stand there with their hands on their hips saying, "You don't support dictators, do you?!?
Trump said help was on the way. He didn’t say it was taking the long, slow route from never, never land.
I was in Abadan and Tehran while the Shah was in power. It was “western” in every way. Occasionally there’d be a hotel with an unusual (to me) bathroom. The people were friendly, open, generous. I would be happy to be neighbors with any of them that I met. I don’t recall ever seeing a woman with head, face covering. I do remember lots of eye disease among the lower classes.
You really should let him know the right way to do things, especially since you have almost 3% of the situational facts that he does.
The Shah had no patience with the Islamic fundies, and he was not what you would call a soft hearted man. He was hated because he was the tool of the CIA. Hard to say which was hated more, the US or the Shah.
This would be analogous to a situation where 1. One of Nicholas II's offspring managed to escape abroad and survive the Russian revolution and 2. the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1960s rather than in 1991. Imagine that the surviving child of Nicholas, despite living abroad with no connection to his/her home country for half a century, suddenly came back as a ruler. It would be a bad joke followed by a disaster.
If/when the Ayatollah's regime collapses, the Iranians would be smart to find a leader who lived and struggled within the country for decades, as opposed to a princeling who fled the country to live abroad in safety and luxury with the hope as returning one day as a self-appointed messiah.
His words matter. His lack of action matters even more.
What’s the over and under on him living for 100 days if he steps foot back in Iran?
You have no idea what actions are being taken in the background. Zero.
Maybe you'd like him to announce every move beforehand so you can sleep better?
Would have worked great in the Venezuela raid.
RE: What are His qualifications other than being the previous Shah’s son?
To be realistic, Reza Pahlavi’s public profile rests on a mix of education, military training, and decades of political activism in exile — but none of these constitute formal governing experience or democratic mandate.
His claim to leadership is rooted primarily in symbolic status and advocacy rather than institutional qualifications.
He Regularly appears in Western media, think‑tank events, and parliamentary hearings (e.g., European Parliament in 2023).
This gives him diplomatic exposure and name recognition abroad, though not necessarily legitimacy inside Iran.
His status gives him a built‑in constituency among monarchists and some Iranians nostalgic for the pre‑1979 era.
However, it is not a qualification in any democratic or technocratic sense.
But then what other alternatives are there? We first need someone who can be a symbol of stability and then maybe, hold real elections that reflect the will of the Persian people.
Still, I don't know if Pahlavi is the guy or not. He would have a decent amount of goodwill coming in, but he would also have some serious and dangerous enemies.
Look up ahmed chalabi. In lead up to iraq war he claimed he was just the popular leader the folks in iraq were desperate for. It didn’t work out for us. Is the prince planning on rebuilding SAVAK to control the populace? I don’t know how else you could stay in power.
He would be best, in my opinion, as an interim leader leading into firmly scheduled elections. Possibly, he and his descendants can be ceremonial/constitutional monarchs like the British royals. I think that pretty much everyone agrees that the Iranian people should determine their own fate - well, except for the mullahs
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