‘Process of collapsing’: Exiled crown prince of Iran says ‘what has begun is irreversible’
As President Donald Trump considers having U.S. Armed Forces join Israel in its effort to end Iran’s development of nuclear weapons, the exiled crown prince of Iran says, “The Islamic Republic has come to its end and is collapsing.”
In a post Tuesday on X, Reza Pahlavi said of Iran’s supreme leader: “Khamenei, like a frightened rat, has gone into hiding underground and has lost control of the situation. What has begun is irreversible. The future is bright, and together, we will pass through this sharp turn in history.”
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
Pahlavi posted a video of himself speaking Farsi, but also included an English version pleading with Iranian citizens to rise up and overthrow the current dictator’s regime, saying:
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. For years, I have tried to prevent our homeland from being consumed by the fire of war.
The end of the Islamic Republic is the end of its 46-year war against the Iranian nation.
The regime’s apparatus of repression is falling apart. All it takes now is a nationwide uprising to put an end to this nightmare once and for all.
Now is the time to rise; the time to reclaim Iran. Let us all come forward – from Bandar Abbas to Bandar Anzali, from Shiraz to Isfahan, from Tabriz to Zahedan, from Mashhad to Ahvaz, from Shahr-e Kord to Kermanshah – and bring about the end of this regime.
Do not fear the day after the fall of the Islamic Republic. Iran will not descend into civil war or instability. We have a plan for Iran’s future and its flourishing. We are prepared for the first hundred days after the fall, for the transitional period, and for the establishment of a national and democratic government – by the Iranian people and for the Iranian people.
To the military, law enforcement, security forces, and state employees – many of whom have been sending me messages in recent days – I say: Do not stand against the Iranian people for the sake of a regime whose fall has begun and is inevitable. Do not sacrifice yourselves for a decaying regime. By standing with the people, you can save your lives. Play a historic role in the transition from the Islamic Republic, and take part in building the future of Iran.
A free and flourishing Iran lies ahead of us. May we be together soon.
As WorldNetDaily reported, Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international anchor who is also of Iranian heritage, says the people of Iran want to change the Islamic regime, and she suggests Pahlavi be the one to take over power.
Appearing on the BBC on Sunday, the left-leaning Amanpour said: “There is no doubt, and Pahlavi is right, and everybody who has reported, I grew up under the Pahlavis in Iran, and the people, you know, first of all chose the Islamic Republic instead of them, but now have seen that the Islamic Republic is so much harsher, is so much more punitive, gives so much fewer rights and is isolated from the world and the economy is appalling and it affects the people.
On the BBC today Christiane Amanpour says that based on her reporting, the people of Iran want the Islamic Republic to go and that Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has the most name recognition and support inside the country to lead the post-regime transition. pic.twitter.com/4UHTbaRMnO
— Reza Pahlavi Communications (@PahlaviComms) June 15, 2025
“So yes, I think from all my reporting, they want to change. He’s the only one with name recognition, and whether it’s for transitional or permanent leadership, I don’t know what he wants, but he’s considered the only one with any name recognition and any kind of support inside.”
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