Iranian activist and Crown Prince in Exile, Reza Pahlavi, has shared details of his plans to ensure continuity of governance in the event of the fall of the Islamic Republic.
Pahlavi is the son of the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who ruled Iran until the 1979 revolution, and has long been an outspoken advocate for democracy, human rights, and political reform in Iran. Pahlavi is said to live at Washington D.C area of the United States.
In a statement released on his official X handle on Saturday, he said; “To ensure that Iran does not experience a disruption in governance with the fall of the Islamic Republic, two important efforts have been underway in recent months.”
“First, the development of a clear plan for governing the country within the framework of the Iran Prosperity Project. Second, identifying and selecting qualified women and men to serve in the Transitional System and implement this plan.”
He added that many Iranians with “valuable experience and expertise” have expressed their readiness “to participate in the rebuilding of the country and to serve the homeland.”
According to Pahlavi, the process has been conducted “within the framework of the committee for reviewing and selecting members of the Transitional System, which is directed by Dr. Saeed Ghaseminejad.”
He noted that capable individuals both inside and outside the country have been “identified and evaluated to lead various sections of the Transitional System.”
Pahlavi emphasised that the Transitional System, “under my leadership, will be ready to assume governance of the country as soon as the Islamic Republic falls, and in the shortest possible time, establish order, security, freedom, and the conditions for Iran’s prosperity and flourishing.”
A longtime critic of the current Iranian regime, Pahlavi has positioned himself as a unifying figure for opposition groups and advocates for a democratic transition. His statements often focus on preparing for a peaceful change of government and ensuring stability in a post-Islamic Republic Iran.
He concluded his message with a rallying call: “Long live Iran.”
In January, people were killed in Iran protests amid a near-total communications blackout, highlighting the rising human cost of demonstrations that have grown into the most serious challenge to the country’s leadership in years.
The deaths occurred as protesters defied restrictions and poured into the streets late Thursday and into Friday morning, responding to calls by exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi for nationwide demonstrations.
Authorities cut off internet access and international telephone lines, making it difficult to independently assess the full scale of the unrest or verify casualty figures.
Short videos circulated by activists before the blackout showed crowds chanting against Iran’s government around bonfires, with debris scattered across streets in Tehran and other cities.
Iranian state media later acknowledged the violence, accusing “terrorist agents” of the United States and Israel of instigating unrest and confirming there were “casualties,” without providing further details.
According to Associated Press, Pahlavi, whose father fled Iran shortly before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, issued a call for coordinated protests late Thursday and urged Iranians to take to the streets again Friday evening.
“What turned the tide of the protests was former Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s calls for Iranians to take to the streets at 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday,” said Holly Dagres, a senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. “Per social media posts, it became clear that Iranians had delivered and were taking the call seriously to protest in order to oust the Islamic Republic.”
“This is exactly why the internet was shut down: to prevent the world from seeing the protests. Unfortunately, it also likely provided cover for security forces to kill protesters.”
Iran is currently involved in a war with United States and Israel, a development which has led to deaths and destruction.
Although Donald Trump says he has someone in mind to take over Iran, he has not explicitly mentioned Pahlavi as his ‘candidate’.
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