Reza Pahlavi

Pahlavi remains Iran’s main opposition figure, lack of US backing causing failure at regime change

Reza Pahlavi emerged as the most visible candidate to lead a post-regime Iran, but US resistance, donor frustration, and opposition divisions have weakened his campaign.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks to the press as he takes part in a roundtable discussion regarding the situation in Iran at the Dutch parliament in The Hague on July 6, 2026; illustrative.
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi (L) meets World Jewish Congress President Sylvan Adams in Paris, France, July 26, 2026.

WJC's Adams gifts Iran's Pahlavi two Jerusalem stone mezuzot for future Israeli Tehran embassy

IRAN’S CROWN PRINCE Reza Pahlavi (left) stands alongside Mazyar Maximilien Jazani at their meeting a few weeks ago. Jazani, who left Iran as a child and made his name as a lawyer in France, has publicly backed the exiled royal for leading a transitional governing body in Iran.

A Marxist revolutionary fought Iran's shah, now his son backs the crown prince

(Illustrative) Members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) attend an exercise in southern Iran, in this handout image obtained on February 16, 2026; illustrative.

'Unjustified, irresponsible': Iran accuses UK of violating int'l law over IRGC terror designation


Iran's Islamic regime will fall when its pillars of loyalty begin to crack - opinion

Real change occurs when the mechanism of loyalty begins to crack; when those loyalists understand that, at a decisive moment, they may find themselves standing alone.

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025

Will Iran remain a unified country? - opinion

The phenomenon of empires disintegrating along ethnic lines has been known for many generations.

Protesters gather under a huge "Lion and Sun" pre-Iranian Revolution national flag, placed in front of Munich’s famous Church of Our Lady Liebfrauenkirche, during a demonstration organised by The Munich Circle calling for a free Iran, during the Munich Security Conference (MSC), in Munich, Germany.

Iranians turn universities into battleground against Islamic regime

One protester told The Media Line: “Left or right, what is certain and inevitable is the inevitable destruction of the Islamic Republic.”

Students supporting Reza Pahlavi chanted slogans in his favor across several universities. Furthermore, for the first time, they also chanted against the leftists, who are considered the primary rivals of the monarchists.

Solution to Iran crisis is regime change, ousting Khamenei, Saudi royal family source tells N12

A Saudi royal family source told N12 that the solution for Iran is no longer a limited military strike but a fundamental regime change, starting with the ousting of Supreme Leader Khamenei.

A crowd gathers for a mass funeral of protests killed by the Iranian regime's violent clampdown of anti-regime protesters, in Tehran, January 14, 2026; illustrative.

For regime change in Iran to work, include Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi - opinion

Washington needs a politically credible Iranian counterpart, and Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi offers a clear path to transition.

 Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, attends a press conference about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Crowning in Munich: 'Global Day of Rage' is Reza Pahlavi's unofficial coronation for Iranians

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: Munich alone saw 250,000 attendees, with one attendee stating, “We had all come for our beloved Prince Reza Pahlavi, and for the people inside Iran."

‘A CROWNING moment’: Iran’s former crown prince and now key opposition figure Reza Pahlavi clenches his fist as he stands on stage next to his wife, Yasmine Pahlavi, during a demonstration of the Iranian opposition on February 14 in Munich, on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference.

Pahlavi dynasty's influences persists in Iran, from Persia's throne to front lines of the revolt

IRAN AFFAIRS: After founding the Pahlavi dynasty, Emperor Reza Khan sought to reduce the influence of the Shia clergy and other religious authorities and to create a modern, centralized nation-state.

DESPITE REIGNING since taking over from his deposed father in 1941, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was crowned in a lavish ceremony in Tehran on October 26, 1967. The ceremony, held 26 years after his accession to the throne, aimed to solidify his image as a ‘King of Kings’ and a transformative leader.

Iranian activist tells ‘Post’: Western sympathizers ‘pick and choose’ when human rights matter

Ellie Borhan, an Iranian activist who founded the London-based Stage of Freedom group, told The Post that protesting against the regime, even in the diaspora, has become unsafe.

Ellie Borhan, an Iranian activist who founded the London-based Stage of Freedom group.

Donald Trump promised to help Iranians – when is that help coming? - opinion

Anger against the regime will doubtless persist, but what has happened may well be perceived by the people of Iran as a form of betrayal by Trump and the US.

US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025

Haredi protesters attack female soldiers, Iran protests gain momentum

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Ultra-Othodox Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died in a daycare, on Tuesday. These protests were not about honoring the dead, but about avoiding accontability, the writer argues.