Iran's Reza Pahlavi says 100-day transition plan in place if Khamenei falls - Jerusalem Post Staff

 

by Jerusalem Post Staff

Pahlavi also directed his message to the military, police, and state workers, many of whom he said have contacted him in recent days.

 

Reza Pahlavi, activist, advocate and oldest son of the last Shah of Iran, speaks at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, California, on October 22, 2024.

(photo credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

 

Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last shah (a royal title equivalent to a king) of Iran and the former crown prince, said that plans are in place for a 100-day transitional period if the Islamic Republic regime falls.

In a Tuesday video statement in Farsi, Pahlavi sought to reassure Iranians that opposition forces have a plan for the country’s future. 

The Islamic Republic has come to its end and is collapsing. What has begun is irreversible. The future is bright, and together we will turn the page of history. Now is the time to stand up; the time to reclaim Iran. May I be with you soon. pic.twitter.com/qrbnDmf8SX

— Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) June 17, 2025

“Iran will not descend into civil war or instability,” he said. “We are prepared for the first 100 days of the transitional period after the fall, and for the establishment of a national and democratic government by the Iranian people and for the Iranian people.”

Pahlavi also directed part of his message to military, police, and state workers, many of whom he said have contacted him in recent days.

“Do not stand against the Iranian people for the sake of a regime whose fall has begun and is inevitable,” he said. “By standing with the people, you can save your lives... and take part in building Iran’s future.”

Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince and son of the late Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran, attending the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony 2023 in Yad Vashem. (credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)

Pahlavi: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is a frightened rat

“The Islamic Republic has reached its end and is in the process of collapsing,” Pahlavi continued.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali “Khamenei, like a frightened rat, has gone into hiding underground and has lost control of the situation,” he said.

The crown prince said that the fall of the regime was now “irreversible,” describing the moment as a historic turning point for the Iranian people.

“The future is bright, and together, we will get through this historical sharp turn of events,” he said. “In these difficult days, my heart is with all the defenseless citizens who have been harmed and have fallen victim to Khamenei’s warmongering and delusions.”

Pahlavi, who has long advocated for a secular, democratic Iran, framed the regime’s downfall as both imminent and necessary.

He described the Islamic Republic as a system that has waged a “46-year war against the Iranian nation,” saying that its security and repression apparatus was crumbling.

“All it takes now is a nationwide uprising to put an end to this nightmare once and for all,” Pahlavi said.

The prince called on citizens across the country – from Bandar Abbas to Shiraz, from Tabriz to Zahedan – to take to the streets and demand change.

'Now is the time to rise'

“Now is the time to rise up, the time to reclaim Iran,” he said. “Let us all step forward... and bring about the end of this regime.”

He closed the address with a message of unity and hope: “A free and flourishing Iran lies ahead of us. May we be together soon. Long live Iran! Long live the Iranian nation!”

Pahlavi, the son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, lives in exile in the United States.

While he holds no official political role, he remains a prominent figure among segments of the Iranian opposition abroad and increasingly among younger Iranians seeking systemic change.

 

Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-858118

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