Reza Pahlavi

'More masculine heart, fight against poverty': Iranian activist says protests differ from 2022

Parisa (talking under a pseudonym to protect her family in Iran) told The Guardian that the recent protests are underpinned by broader social rebellion against rising poverty in the country.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
Demonstrator hold burning photos of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in London, Britain, January 11, 2026
Huda Kattan attends the Sephora x Huda Beauty – Pink vs Peach KSA at Sidra Arts on January 16, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Huda Kattan faces backlash after reposting pro-Iranian regime video

Huda Kattan’s repost from TRT World of a pro-regime video has sparked outrage, leading to a boycott of her beauty brand and a deeper conversation about influence and responsibility.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE / THE MEDIA LINE
People attend the funeral of the security forces who were killed in the protests that erupted over the collapse of the currency's value in Tehran, Iran, January 14, 2026.

‘Freedom is God’s idea,’ pastor says, casting Iran showdown as a moral mandate

Longtime minister Steve Berger says private conversations with senior figures point to escalating pressure on Iran through tariffs, sanctions, and targeted military action.

|ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE
Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, with the Iranian, Lion and Sun flag.

Crown prince preparing to join 'final battle' against regime, Pahlavi tells 'Post' - exclusive

The regime was weaker than ever, the people more united than ever, and so I called for coordinated action on January 8 and 9, and millions took to the streets.

|ByALEX WINSTON

Encouraging the return of Tehran’s citizens to support a popular uprising - opinion

Exiled Iranian opposition activist Iman Foroutan writes a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanking him for acting against Tehran's regime, and asking Israel-US support for uprising.

JUNE 22, 2025ByDR. IMAN FOROUTAN/THE MEDIA LINE
Demonstrators wave flags outside the Iranian Embassy in London, June 22, 2025.

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

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

JUNE 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

Exiled crown prince calls on Iranians to overthrow Khamenei for dragging Iran into war

Reza Pahlavi, writing in Persian, stated that war, likely between Israel-US and Iran, would be "Khamenei's war and the Islamic Republic's war," and not Iran or the the Iranian people's war.

JUNE 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

Granddaughter of Iranian Shah marries Jewish American

Many of the online messages extoled the symbolic nature of the interfaith union and noted their lacking support for the Islamic Republic.

JUNE 11, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Screenshot from Twitter/X showing Iman Pahlavi and her husband Bradley Sherman on their wedding day in Paris, France.

Iran’s historic moment: The people must rise to reclaim future of the nation - opinion

Iranians face a historic opportunity, not merely to dismantle a decaying order, but to build a new system rooted in legitimacy and the will of the people.

APRIL 26, 2025ByAIDIN PANAHI
Members of the Iranian diaspora gather in front of the White House, part of a chain of events taking place in the US, Canada, and Europe in support of Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, calling for a free and democratic Iran, earlier this month.

CPAC for Iranians in exile: Uniting for the downfall of the ayatollah - opinion

CPAC provides Iranians with a space to discuss and collaborate and facilitates a platform that brings together opposition to the tyrannical regime.

APRIL 10, 2025ByMATT SCHLAPP, MARK D. WALLACE, THOMAS S. KAPLAN
A pro-democracy protest by Iranians in the United States

The US must let Iranians choose their own fate, not dictate their future - opinion

US think tanks weaken the real resistance inside Iran; Pahlavi at Israeli-American Council summit: Iranians seek a strategic partnership, not Western intervention.

MARCH 26, 2025ByAIDIN PANAHI
A woman poses next to an Iranian flag and photo of the Persian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during a protest on the day of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany February 17, 2023.

Why Iranians embrace Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi: Nowruz vs Ramadan, Pahlavi vs Khamenei - opinion

During the New Year celebration Nowruz, Iranians chose their old traditions, while the regime imposed mourning for Imam Ali. More and more, slogans for Reza Pahlavi as leader of a secular Iran.

MARCH 24, 2025ByAFSHIN ELLIAN
A woman poses next to an Iranian flag and photo of the Persian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during a protest on the day of the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany February 17, 2023.

'Imagine a new Iran': Reza Pahlavi envisions Iran without Islamic Republic in Nowruz message

Marking the Iranian New Year, Pahlavi said that Iran without the Islamic Republic would contribute to "regional stability, global security, and economic growth."

MARCH 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

Playing with fire, Iran’s youth risk Khamenei’s wrath celebrating Persian festival - analysis

This year, against the backdrop of Ramadan and rising discontent, the celebrations took on an unmistakably political tone.

MARCH 19, 2025ByALEX WINSTON
An Iranian woman jumps a fire during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran, on March 18, 2025.