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Reza Pahlavi Calls for Uprising as Iran-Israel Conflict Escalates

Claiming Khamenei has gone into hiding, he has urged Iran’s security forces to defect, presenting a framework for a peaceful democratic transition.

Reza Pahlavi was the crown prince during Iran’s pro-Western monarchy, which was overthrown in the 1979 revolution that ushered in the Islamic Republic led by clerics.
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Reza Pahlavi, activist, advocate and oldest son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks during a meeting with Israel's intelligence minister at a hotel in Tel Aviv on April 19, 2023.
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Overview

  • Reza Pahlavi declared that the Islamic Republic is collapsing and called on Iranians to rise up against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
  • He alleged that Khamenei has gone underground and lost control over the country’s security and political apparatus.
  • Pahlavi assured that Iran would avoid civil war after regime change and detailed a plan for the first 100 days of a democratic government.
  • He appealed directly to the military, police and state employees to abandon the regime and join the nationwide uprising.
  • Israel has intensified airstrikes on Iranian targets while President Donald Trump is weighing possible US involvement in the conflict.