Reza Pahlavi has advocated for regime change and a more secular government for Iran. He has harshly criticized the Iran nuclear deal negotiated by Pres. Barack Obama. When Israel launched an attack on Iran in June 2025, Pahlavi released a video statement disparaging Iran’s leader, Ali Khamenei, assuring Iranians that if the Islamic Republic regime were to fall, the country would not lapse into chaos. He also expressed his support for attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel in February 2026.
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