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Son of Late Shah Urges Iranians to Break with Islamic Republic

  • Reza Pahlavi blamed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for having 'dragged Iran into a war' with Israel and described the government in Tehran as 'weak and divided.'
  • Pahlavi urged the military, police, and security forces to break from the regime and join the people.
  • Pahlavi, living in exile, expressed that he does not seek to restore the monarchy but supports the movement for secular democracy.
  • He warned the international community not to give 'yet another lifeline to this dying, terrorist regime.
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He does not necessarily want to return to power, but rather to support the democracy movement in Iran. The son of the former Shah appeals to the police and the military to stand by the people's side. From the world community he demands harshness against the regime.

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Son of late shah urges Iranians to break with Islamic republic

The son of Iran's late shah appealed Friday to the country's security forces to abandon the cleric-run state, voicing hope for toppling the Islamic republic after Israel launched military strikes.

WASHINGTON. After Israel's attack on nuclear facilities and military targets in Iran, the son of the former Shah and Iranian exile opposition activist Reza Pahlavi has called on people in his home country to break with the Islamic Republic.

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, June 13, 2025.
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