Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi has publicly expressed support for US President Donald Trump’s recent military strikes on Iran and called for what he describes as the end of the current political system in Tehran.
In an article published in the Washington Post, Pahlavi described the strikes as targeting what he called the Iranian government’s regional policies and security apparatus.
He said Trump addressed the Iranian people directly and framed the actions as part of broader pressure on Tehran.
In statements shared on social media, Pahlavi declared that the leadership of the Islamic Republic has lost legitimacy and argued that any succession process within the existing system would lack credibility.
He contended that future leadership under the current structure would remain tied to past policies and governance practices.
Pahlavi also reiterated support for proposals requiring Iran to close its nuclear programme and described the Islamic Republic as an expansionist system that has fuelled regional tensions.
He presented a political transition blueprint called the “Iran Prosperity Project,” which outlines steps towards constitutional reform, a referendum, and internationally supervised elections. According to him, a transitional authority would dissolve once democratic elections are conducted.
He further stated that a future government formed through democratic means would establish diplomatic normalisation, including potential recognition of Israel.
Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last monarch who has lived in exile since the 1979 revolution, remains a symbolic opposition figure among segments of the Iranian diaspora. While he holds no formal political authority inside Iran, he advocates a secular democratic alternative to the current clerical system.
