Reza Pahlavi

Iran executes monarchist accused of supporting Israel, Reza Pahlavi

Mostafavi, from Bam in Kerman province, was executed after the Supreme Court upheld a death sentence handed down by a Revolutionary Court in Kerman.

Ali Sina Mostafavi, executed by the Islamic Republic on Wednesday.
 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L) who became Iran's first Supreme Leader after the Islamic Revolution and Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who offered the Shah of Iran to dispose of the cleric

From Saddam Hussein to Israel: How Iran's wars have divided a nation - analysis

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2026

Iran’s protests expose the widening chasm between the regime and its people - opinion

Liv Migdal performs with the Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

Iran’s wealth was never oil; the regime proved it by locking it in a basement - opinion


Iran strikes revive a familiar US question about regime change - analysis

As US and Israeli strikes target Iran, Washington once again confronts the legacy of regime change, shaped by past interventions from Iran in 1953 to Iraq and Afghanistan.

A poster featuring portraits of former Iranian monarchs alongside Reza Pahlavi is seen during a protest in The Hague, the Netherlands, last year.

Planning for Iran’s ‘pluralist future’: Iran Freedom Conference plans for day after regime falls

The meeting had originally been scheduled for March 28 and 29, but the sudden American and Israeli attacks on the Islamic regime saw tens of activists immediately travel to the United Kingdom.

A WOMAN holds a placard with a picture of Reza Pahlavi as people gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

Pahlavi’s challenge: Will he overcome Kurdish distrust to lead a unified Iran? - opinion

Iran’s opposition struggles to unite as minority rights remain unresolved.

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure, speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026.

Airstrikes won’t topple Iran’s regime – Israel strategy must focus on political change - opinion

Despite its existential stake, Israel has no coherent political strategy for increasing the likelihood of regime change.

A WOMAN holds a placard with a picture of Reza Pahlavi as people gather outside the Iranian Embassy in London after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed.

Iranian opposition pushes for unity after decades of fragmentation

New coalitions seek to bridge divides between groups inside and outside Iran while preparing for a potential transition

Millions of Iranians have taken part in demonstrations abroad over the past two months, calling on opposition forces to form a united front against the Islamic Republic.

Anxiety, relief, and stress: Iranians tell ‘Post’ how they really feel about US, Israeli strikes

The American and Israeli strikes “should have even happened earlier, last month, after what the regime did to the protesters,” a member of the Iranian diaspora asserted.

Smoke rises following an explosion, after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 1, 2026

Pahlavi: Iran is 'not Iraq,' nation will hold free elections, establish ties with Israel

Pahlavi expressed immense gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his role in the operation and for his words of encouragement to Iran's citizens.

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure, speaks during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, February 13, 2026.

WATCH: Pahlavi refers to Israeli-US airstrikes as 'humanitarian intervention' against Iran's regime

Pahlavi also directed a statement at the Iranian military and police to support in removing the Islamic Regime, called on Trump to use caution, and hinted at a coming large-scale protest.

PROTESTERS HOLD ‘Lion and Sun’ pre-Iranian Revolution national flags, near an image of Reza Pahlavi.

Iranian officials, including Khamenei, killed in Israeli strikes, Israeli sources say

Israeli officials informed of Khamenei's assasination • Netanyahu says objective to end Ayatollah's regime • Trump confirms US operation in Iran, tells IRGC to lay down arms

Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, February 17, 2026.

Iran's Islamic regime will fall when its pillars of loyalty begin to crack - opinion

Real change occurs when the mechanism of loyalty begins to crack; when those loyalists understand that, at a decisive moment, they may find themselves standing alone.

Iranians protest on a main street in Tehran, December 30, 2025