‘Islamic Republic has reached its end…Khamenei gone into hiding’: Reza Pahlavi, son of last Shah of Iran | World News

Amid the heightened tension and hostilities between Israel and Iran, the exiled Crown Prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, has called out the Iranian adminration and issued a message for a regime change, declaring Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei a “frightened rat who has gone into hiding”.
In a post on X, Pahlavi said “The Islamic Republic has reached its end.” He added “What has begun is irreversible. The future is bright, and together, we will pass through this sharp turn in hory.” Pahlavi is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was the last Shah of Iran of the 53-year old Pahlavi dynasty which ended in 1979 with the Islamic Revolution in Tehran.

My Fellow Countrymen,
The Islamic Republic has reached its end and is in the process of collapsing. Khamenei, like a frightened rat, has gone into hiding underground and has lost control of the situation. What has begun is irreversible. The future is bright, and together, we… https://t.co/XEyL5IM05t
— Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) June 17, 2025
Reza Pahlavi said the decline and end of Islamic Republic would be dubbed as the end of its 46 year war against the Iranian nation. Pahlavi described the Islamic Republic’s security apparatus unraveling and called for a nationwide uprising to pull out the roots of the Islamic Revolution from Iran.

The Islamic Republic has come to its end and is collapsing. What has begun is irreversible. The future is bright, and together we will turn the page of hory. Now is the time to stand up; the time to reclaim Iran. May I be with you soon. pic.twitter.com/qrbnDmf8SX
— Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) June 17, 2025
Calling upon the military, law enforcement, security forces, and state employees of the country, Pahlavi urged them not to defend “a regime whose fall has begun and is inevitable,” and instead join the people of Iran to peaceful transition to democracy. The exiled crown prince claimed he has received messages of support from within the military and police.

Detailing his plan of action, Pahlavi said “We are prepared for the first hundred days after the fall, for the transitional period, and for the establishment of a national and democratic government the Iranian people and for the Iranian people.”
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