Nadene Goldfoot
Reza Pahlavi (born 31 October 1960) is an Iranian politician and dissident. A member of the Pahlavi dynasty, he is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah of Iran, and Farah Diba. He is one of the mainstream figures of the Iranian opposition, which oppose the Islamic Republic of Iran. Born in Tehran, Iran, Reza Pahlavi was officially named crown prince of Iran at the time of his father's coronation in 1967. The Shah's eldest son shows us that indeed, he is a true leader.
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (Persian: محمدرضا پهلوی ; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980) was the Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979. He succeeded his father Reza Shah and ruled the Imperial State of Iran until he was overthrown by the 1979 Islamic Revolution led by Ruhollah Khomeini, which abolished the Iranian monarchy to establish the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The late Shah of Iran Reza Pahlevi and his wife, Farah Pahlavi, were photographed in Marrakesh, Morocco, in 1979. Farah Pahlavi had a home in Greenwich for many years in the 1980s and '90s.RANDY TAYLOR/Associated Press
Crown Prince Pahlavi began a relationship with Yasmine Etemad-Amini in 1985. They married on June 12, 1986, in Greenwich, Connecticut; he was 25 and she was 17. The couple have three daughters: Noor (born 3 April 1992), Iman (born 12 September 1993), and Farah (born 17 January 2004). Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and his family resided in Greenwich, Connecticut, for about 14 years, with his mother, Empress Farah, settling there in the mid-1980s after the Iranian Revolution, though he later moved to the Washington D.C. area, making his time specifically in Connecticut part of the earlier exile period, not his primary long-term residence as an adult, with his main base shifting to the U.S. capital.
He has been the leader of the 9 days of fighting and demonstrating against the Ayatollah regime that has been ruling for the past 45 some years. This is why this time the Iranian people will be successful in overthrowing the Ayatollah and his government. They have a leader.
The people have woken up to the fact that they had been a people of the famous Iranian Empire that had accomplished much. They have been a frightened people fearing failure and death in the hands of the Ayatollahs. Things couldn't get worse for them as they find themselves now. They have reached the point of being fearless; of trusting in something more than themselves.
As a cadet of the Imperial Iranian Air Force, he moved to the United States for pilot training at Reese Air Force Base in 1978. The next year, his father was overthrown and the monarchy was abolished in the wake of the Iranian Revolution led by Ruhollah Khomeini.
In 1980,at age 20, following the death of his father in exile, Reza Pahlavi declared himself shah of Iran, stylizing himself as "Reza Shah II", and actively participated in political activities opposing the Islamic Republic from abroad. Abroad is where he is right now, ready to step in once the Ayatollah scrambles to Russia, his hideout.
- Contingency Plans: According to intelligence sources cited by British and Israeli media, Ayatolla Khamenei has reportedly developed a "Plan B" to flee to Moscow, Russia, with up to 20 close aides and family members if the security situation and protests overwhelm his forces. This plan is said to emulate the escape route taken by Syria's Bashar al-Assad in late 2024.While his precise, real-time location remains a state secret, it is known that various international intelligence agencies monitor his movements closely, as Mossad might be doing, or CIA.
In January and February 2025, he advised U.S. President Donald Trump against entering into an agreement with the Islamic Republic that would limit Iran's nuclear programme in exchange for sanctions relief.
During the 2025 Iran–Israel war, following Iranian blackout of the internet, Pahlavi said the blackout "is a sign of panic not strength." Pahlavi said in the same interview he viewed the destruction of Iran's military infrastructure and possessions such as airbases and fighter jets as a loss. Pahlavi said that the war was not that of the Iranian people but Khamenei's war and that it was the Iranian people who are paying the price.
On February 23, 2025, in an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Pahlavi called on Europe and Americans to prepare for impending collapse of regime in Tehran. At another time Pahlavi denounced inequalities and energy crises in Iran. He criticized the drying up of rivers and air pollution in Iran, which is now so critical.
Iran–Israel war
On 17 June 2025, amidst the Iran–Israel war, Pahlavi delivered a statement declaring that the Islamic Republic of Iran is "on the verge of collapse." He emphasized that internal divisions and defections within the regime signal its impending downfall. Pahlavi expressed confidence that the Iranian people, who have long resisted oppression, will soon achieve liberation. Pahlavi addressed the Iranian military and security forces, urging them to abandon the regime and join the people's movement for change.
Reza Pahlavi; Leader in exile, attends a session of European Parliament in Belgium in 2023.
Pahlavi has said that after the Islamic revolution in 1979, he concluded the merit of "separation of religion from state as a primordial principle and precondition to democratic order." Pahlavi has said that he has no intention to take a long-term leadership role in Iran should the current regime fall. The people may see it otherwise.
Resource:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Reza-Pahlavi
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