How do you lead a revolution from six thousand miles away? Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, is probably the closest he has ever been to returning to the country he left over forty years ago.
Long before Iran’s streets filled with protesters again, Reza Pahlavi was a quiet presence in a Berkshire college town, living in exile after his family’s overthrow. Now, as Iran faces one of its most volatile moments in decades, the shah’s ....
“Hopefully, once we are freed, we can start a new chapter,” he said.Reza Pahlavi is the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran’s last shah, who was overthrown during the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Reza Pahlavi, who lives in exile in the Washington area, has presented himself as leader of the opposition. "The Islamic republic will fall; not if, but when," Pahlavi told a news conference in Washington. Stay up to date with the latest news.
When Nariman and protesters marching at the candlelight vigil mentioned the throne, they were referring to MohammadReza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran who ruled the country from 1941 until he was forced into exile in 1979.
Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi urged the international community to take urgent action against Iran's ruling establishment, saying the Islamic Republic was "close to collapse" and that global... .
Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi on Friday urged the international community to ramp up pressure on the government in Tehran to help protesters overthrow clerical rule, even as a deadly crackdown appears to have broadly quelled demonstrations.