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Video of Reza, viewable on X. Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi issued a statement ahead of the upcoming Charshanbeh Suri observance, urging Iranians in Iran and abroad to commemorate the occasion while opposing the Islamic Republic. Charshanbeh Suri is an ancient Iranian festival held on the eve of the last Wednesday before Nowruz, the Persian New Year. The tradition includes lighting bonfires and gathering in celebration, symbolizing renewal and the welcoming of spring. "On the eve of Charshanbeh Suri, the anti-Iranian regime of the Islamic Republic is once again attempting to prevent this ancient national ritual," Pahlavi said in the...

Wall Street Apes@WallStreetApes·16hDr. Keyan Zomorodi explain what’s really happened in Iran“You know when you hear us Persians say that we've been foreign occupied by Islam, what we mean is genuinely the people that have taken us over, these guys are right here. (He shows Iran leaders) They are not even Iranian, they are not even Persian. These lot are Arab Islamists who have come into our country, taken us over and forced our people to follow their rules.Look at the flag that they replaced ours with. (Shown in video) Can you see the small letters embedded within the flag? These...

An Israeli official, who did not want to be named, told Iran International that Israeli drones targeted Basij and police patrols that were planning to approach the venues of the Syrian [celebration] on [Wednesday night.] [The Basij were turned back.] He called this action "unprecedented" and added: "For the first time, the people of Iran received active support that paralyzed the repression apparatus and practically provided an air umbrella for the population." [The Syrian or the Chaharbansuri] is one of the ancient rituals of Iran [and has] turned from a celebration to a scene of anger and explosion and confrontation...

When anti-regime protests spread like wildfire throughout Iran in mid-October of 2022, the regime’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was quick to lay the blame on the usual foreign suspects. “I say explicitly that these riots and this insecurity were a design by the U.S. and the occupying, fake Zionist regime and those who are paid by them,” he told a class of cadets at a police college in Tehran. He suggested that the ultimate goal of the U.S. and Israel was regime change in Iran. This elicited a response on Twitter from Iranian rapper Hichkas, who defended foreign support for...

Scott Pelley sat down with Prince Reza Pahlavi, a leader of the opposition to the Islamic Republic and son of the deposed late shah, who has lived in exile 47 years, to discuss the future of Iran, whether regime change is coming, who would lead a transition, what happens to Iran's nuclear program and more. Editor's note: The video above is an extended version of the interview that was broadcast on 60 Minutes on Sunday, March 1, 2026. This extended version was condensed for clarity. Transcript linked below video summary.

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled former crown prince of Iran who has positioned himself as a potential successor to the country’s current leadership, has drawn renewed attention after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint United States and Israeli strikes. The U.S. and Israel began major combat operations in Iran on Saturday aimed at destroying the country’s military capabilities and encouraging regime change after diplomatic talks over Tehran’s nuclear program failed. Trump urged Iranians to remain in their homes during the bombing and later take control of their government.

ransomnote: The background of Reza Pahlavi followed by his x.com post below.Reza Pahlavi last crown prince of Iran (born 1960)rezapahlavi.org Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960) is an Iranian political activist and dissident in exile in the United States. A member of the Pahlavi dynasty, he is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, … Wikipedia Reza Pahlavi@PahlaviReza·3hMy dear compatriots,Decisive moments lie before us.The assistance that the President of the United States had promised to the brave people of Iran has now arrived. This is a humanitarian intervention, and its target is the Islamic Republic,...

Khamenei's offices and IRGC hit. Thousands killed.

More than 200 Christian leaders from Iran have come out in support of the exiled Crown Prince, Reza Pahlavi, the son of the country’s last Shah. In their statement the Christian leaders, who come from a range of a broad range of organisations and denominations, said they believed themselves to be “an inseparable part of the Iranian nation”, adding that the country is at one of its “most decisive moments”. In recent months Iran has seen deadly protests against the government, with tens of thousands believed to have been killed by the security services. In their statement the Christian leaders...

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...

The final form of Iran’s future system whether a parliamentary constitutional monarchy or a republic should be determined through a free and fair referendum, without coercion or external imposition. Only the Iranian people have the sovereign right to shape their destiny through democratic processes. However, the international community has a moral and strategic obligation to listen to the voices from Iran’s streets and respond appropriately… Decisive policy is essential: combining “maximum pressure” on the regime through targeted sanctions, isolation, and accountability for human rights violations, with “maximum support” for the people. This includes moral encouragement through public channels, political backing...

"I will not rest until Iran has a national, democratic and elected government of the people."

After a night with lots of bloodshed, it appears that the IRGC military are backing down. The Iranian demonstrators have taken over the streets in major cities again.

Interview with Mahyar Tousi. Some important and worrying news: The regime has been able to shut down the Internet in Iran. Only Starlink open for posting videos and other news. The police has been retracted from the streets. Instead the regime has sent out the military. Very large demonstrations expected tonight. According to M Tousi on the few videos that now have reached the West lots of shooting.

At a meeting of dissidents and opposition people in Munich, from all sides of the spectrum, Reza Pahlavi was proclaimed as leader of their revolution. Yay! Now they actually have to depose the Ayatollahs and figure out what will replace them. Good luck. Transcript attached below video.

Reza Pahlavi said he prepared a 100-day transition plan for establishing democratic rule, "by the Iranian people and for the Iranian people." Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, urged the country’s security forces and state employees to rise up against the Islamic regime, whose “fall has begun” in an “address to the Iranian nation” on Tuesday. “My fellow countrymen, the Islamic Republic has reached its end and is in the process of collapsing,” Pahlavi said in remarks in Farsi that were posted on his social-media channels. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, “like a frightened rat, has...

Multiple explosions and fires in Iran ... Hmmm Something when Boom!!

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks with Mahyar Tousi about the future of Iran. Great news. He's not asking for the US or Russia to stick their hand in. Wants a popular revolution, the Iranian people to liberate themselves. No transcript, at least not yet. Interview is still ongoing?

Reza Pahlavi, the son of late Iranian Shah, arrived in Israel on Monday on a trip that showed Israeli embrace of the Iranian figure who is seeking a regime change in his home country. Pahlavi arrived in Israel together with his wife, Yasmine. He met later with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Upon arrival, Pahlavi said he is committed to work for peace with Israel. The couple was welcomed at Ben Gurion International Airport by Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel. The minister referred to Pahlavi as "the Iranian crown prince" and as "the most senior Iranian personality ever to come on...

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi isn’t likely to return to his homeland anytime soon. Nor, for that matter, is he likely to succeed his deposed father Mohammad Reza as Shah of Iran in the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, if Iran is to be liberated from its oppressive, radical, and messianic Ayatollahs regime, Reza Pahlavi would be considered a natural contender to serve as a future Iranian head of state. With a large supportive Iranian expatriate constituency in Los Angeles and in Europe, he is the obvious leader of the Iranian exile opposition to the Islamic Republic of the Ayatollahs. Reza...