Overview
- One day after a U.S.–Israeli operation, Pahlavi called Iranians to take to the streets and to celebrate Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's reported death.
- In a statement on X, he encouraged nightly chants supporting the end of the Islamic Republic and public demands for Iran's future.
- He used a Washington Post column to thank President Trump for the strike and to declare readiness to oversee a secular, democratic transition.
- He also urged Washington to intervene directly in support of Iranians seeking to topple the current leadership.
- His standing remains divisive within the opposition, with critics pointing to his 2023 trip to Israel and his refusal to disavow abuses under his father's rule.