Overview
- Pahlavi declared a prepared "Transitional System" under his leadership that would assume governance if the Islamic Republic falls.
- He said vetted candidates inside and outside Iran have been identified, with FDD adviser Saeed Ghasseminejad leading the selection of a transitional body.
- The Iran Prosperity Project sets a 180-day roadmap featuring a national referendum on the system of government followed by elections.
- In a new message, he outlined five economic commitments that include ending military and criminal control over the economy, recovering frozen assets, redirecting spending to infrastructure and social services, dismantling monopolies and corruption, and investing in human capital to reconnect with the global economy.
- The announcement lands during ongoing U.S.-Israeli hostilities with Iran, as reports say Ali Khamenei was killed and Mojtaba Khamenei has been presented as successor, while the clerical system continues to function.