Reza Pahlavi
@PahlaviReza · Iran watchers, nuclear experts & opposition
Reza Pahlavi is Iran's exiled crown prince and a figurehead for the monarchist opposition, who visited Israel in 2023.
Dear families of those whose names live forever from Iran’s Lion and Sun Revolution, I am aware of what you have gone through in recent months, and I know that alongside the grief of losing your loved ones, you have also endured security pressures and the hardships of life. I want you to know: You are not alone. Your lives and health are precious to us. Your heroic children rose up for freedom and for a prosperous future for Iran, and their names and sacrifices will remain forever in our national memory. Today, it is our duty to look after you. I ask Iranian psychologists, psychiatrists, and therapists to step forward to provide immediate, ongoing, and confidential support to the families of those whose names live forever. I also ask all my fellow compatriots not to wait for a request for help. If you know the family of one of those whose names live forever, go to them; ask how they are, listen to their voices, and stay by their side. And I tell you: Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. In these difficult days, let us be by your side. Protecting one another’s lives and health is also part of our struggle for Iran. Let us not allow any family to remain alone in this mourning and suffering. Let us hold each other’s hands. Let us not leave one another alone. And let us bring Iran, together, to the shore of salvation and freedom. Long live Iran, Reza Pahlavi
Translated from PersianFellow countrymen, once again, by raising the price of gasoline, the Islamic Republic has placed the cost of its incompetence, corruption, and warmongering on the shoulders of the people of Iran. As I said in my message of 31 Mordad, raising fuel prices when the people are under heavy economic pressure is a cruel act and a betrayal of the Iranian nation. I say to the Zahhakian regime and its missing leader: The poverty and economic pressure you have imposed on the people of Iran are the direct result of your destructive policies. The country's resources belong to the people of Iran, not to fill the pockets of mafias and not to finance terrorism and warmongering. Return the nation's looted assets and cut off support for terrorists. Do not think that by killing tens of thousands of patriots you have managed to break the will of the nation. The fire of the people's anger and protest has not been extinguished. A nation that has stood for freedom, prosperity, and a better future will not remain silent in the face of repression, corruption, incompetence, and the imposition of poverty. Long live Iran, Reza Pahlavi
Translated from PersianFrom the bottom of my heart, I thank the 160 political prisoners and the families seeking justice inside Iran who, despite the heavy costs and dangers they have endured, have raised their voices so courageously. Your steadfastness is a source of respect and encouragement for me and for every freedom-loving and patriotic Iranian. As you have emphasized in your message, today more than ever we need unity within the framework of our shared principles, discipline, responsibility, and a focus on saving Iran, and no disagreement or distraction should keep us away from this important goal. I believe Iran's future belongs to all Iranians, and the path to achieving it runs through setting aside differences and standing together. This national solidarity is the powerful force that will ultimately make us victorious and free our beloved Iran. Long live Iran, Reza Pahlavi
Translated from PersianI salute the people of Ukraine on their 35th anniversary of Independence. On this important day the people of Iran stand shoulder to shoulder with the people of Ukraine in their fight against aggression and occupation. Your solidarity with the people of Iran as they struggle for freedom will never be forgotten. We will always remember our friends. Slava Ukraini
The price of the U.S. dollar crossed the 2,000,000-rial mark today. The dollar is now worth 28,571 times more than it was when the Islamic Republic came to power. Nearly five decades of corruption, mismanagement, and incompetence under the Islamic Republic have brought poverty, economic decline, and isolation to the Iranian people. Five decades of experience have made one thing clear: reform within the Islamic Republic is impossible. Today, the Islamic Republic is driving Iran toward the edge of a cliff at ever-increasing speed. It is now the duty of every Iranian, including government employees and members of the country’s civil service, to do everything possible to obstruct the regime’s destructive actions and weaken its ability to continue them, helping create the conditions for its removal and for saving Iran.
The price of the dollar today crossed the 200,000 toman mark. Today, the price of the dollar is 28,571 times what it was when the Islamic Republic came to power. The result of nearly five decades of corrupt and inefficient rule in the Islamic Republic has been poverty, corruption, and isolation for the Iranian people. The experience of these five decades has made one matter clear to everyone: reform is not possible in the Islamic Republic. Iran's train left the track of civilization and progress in Bahman 57, and today the Islamic Republic is steering it toward the bottom of the valley at ever greater speed. Today, the duty of every single Iranian, including government employees and the country's administrative apparatus, is to use every means possible to lay the groundwork for removing the regime and saving Iran by disrupting the Islamic Republic's destructive activities and weakening it.
Translated from PersianMy fellow compatriots, The Islamic Republic’s attempt to raise fuel prices has once again exposed its incompetence and the deep structural dysfunction of Iran’s energy sector under this regime. While the Islamic Republic squanders the country’s resources on foreign terrorists and domestic repression, regime officials and their cronies compete to plunder the nation’s wealth. Meanwhile, the regime’s gross mismanagement has pushed families to the breaking point and driven Iranians deeper into poverty. Forcing higher fuel prices on the people is an unforgivable mistake and a profound betrayal. Fuel prices cannot be compared with those in other countries when Iranians earn their incomes in heavily devalued rials and live below the poverty line. Fuel and energy are managed as a matter of routine, without constant crisis, in nearly every country in the world, including many with far fewer resources than Iran. On one side, the IRGC’s smuggling mafia traffics tens of millions of liters of Iran’s resources every day through tanker trucks, pipelines, and ports. On the other, the automotive mafia forces Iranians to buy poorly made, fuel-inefficient cars. Unable to solve the problem it has created, this criminal cult uses its propaganda apparatus to shift the blame for fuel shortages onto the people, portraying ordinary Iranians as responsible for rising consumption and fuel smuggling. The Islamic Republic is an incompetent, corrupt, and anti-Iranian regime. It is itself the root cause of this dysfunction and will never be capable of fixing it. The only way to save Iran and end this destructive cycle is to bring down this regime in its entirety and establish an effective national government. The Iran Prosperity Project has developed clear plans to bring fuel production and consumption into balance. These plans draw on proven international best practices and Iran’s own national experience in managing its energy resources, and will be implemented during the transition following the fall of the regime. Long live Iran, Reza Pahlavi
Dear compatriots, the Islamic Republic’s attempt to increase the price of gasoline has once again exposed the incompetence and structural disorder of Iran’s energy market under this regime’s rule. While the Islamic Republic spends the country’s resources on foreign terrorists and domestic suppressors, the regime’s officials and their associates compete with one another in plundering national assets, and the regime’s incompetence in running the country has broken the backs of families and impoverished Iranians. Imposing an increase in fuel prices on the people is an unforgivable mistake and a great betrayal. Fuel prices cannot be compared with those of other countries when Iranians’ incomes are in rials and below the poverty line. The issue of fuel and energy is managed daily and without crisis in almost every country in the world, even in many countries with far fewer resources than Iran. On the one hand, the IRGC smuggling mafia smuggles tens of millions of liters of Iran’s capital every day through tankers, pipelines, and piers, while on the other hand, the automotive mafia imposes poor-quality, fuel-hungry cars on the people. This criminal sect, incapable of solving the problem, uses its propaganda apparatus to shift the burden of the fuel shortage onto the people and portray them as the cause of increased consumption and fuel smuggling. The Islamic Republic is an incompetent, corrupt, and anti-Iranian regime that is itself the root of these disorders and will never be capable of solving them. The only way to save Iran and end this destructive cycle is to completely overthrow this regime and establish a national and capable government. The “Iran Prosperity Project” has drawn up clear programs to create a balance between fuel production and consumption. These programs are based on the best tested practices worldwide and Iran’s national experience in managing energy resources, and they will be implemented after the fall of this regime, during the transition period. Long live Iran, Reza Pahlavi
Translated from PersianI was glad to meet again with @PierrePoilievre and discuss our shared desire for Western policies on Iran that support the Iranian people's movement to liberate themselves from the Islamic Republic. He expressed his and his party's commitment to a secular, democratic Iran free from the dictatorship of the current regime and a process of free and fair elections in which Iranian decide their future. I thanked him for his consistent support for the people of Iran and their human rights and dignity and accepted his invitation to visit Canada again where we will continue our conversation on how to help the Iranian people and free the world of regime holding us all hostage.
Today, on the anniversary of the horrific Cinema Rex crime in Abadan, we commemorate the hundreds of innocent victims of this catastrophe. A historical fact that many in the Western world are still unaware of is that the crimes of Islamic fundamentalists and their hostility toward Iran, Iranian culture, and modern life began before the Islamic Republic came to power, and that the Cinema Rex crime is one of the clearest examples of this. It is no coincidence that the perpetrators of this crime rose to rank and position within the Islamic Republic's structure after the catastrophe of '57. This history must be told and taught. To understand the Islamic Republic and its hostility toward Iran and Iranians, one must know that this hostility did not begin in Bahman 1357; rather, the Islamic Republic turned it into political and governmental power.
Translated from PersianIran's Rights in the Caspian Sea Are Not Negotiable. The Islamic Republic, amid profound structural weakness and a deep crisis of legitimacy, is seeking to advance and implement the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea (the Aktau Convention). This effort, undertaken without the mandate of the Iranian people and without a clear and comprehensive guarantee of Iran's historic rights, is deeply concerning and constitutes a serious threat to Iran's national interests. Under the 1921 and 1940 treaties between Iran and the Soviet Union, the legal regime governing the Caspian Sea was founded on the parties' shared rights and the principles of mutual agreement and common interests. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the newly independent states reaffirmed, in the Alma-Ata Declaration (December 1991), their commitment to the treaties of the former Soviet Union and to fulfilling the international obligations arising from those agreements through the successor states. Accordingly, any fundamental change to the legal status of this strategically vital body of water must be made with the agreement of all littoral states and with full respect for Iran's rights. However, the Aktau Convention provides for the conclusion of bilateral and multilateral agreements among the littoral states concerning portions of the seabed and subsoil of the Caspian Sea, areas that were previously part of the shared waters of Iran and the Soviet Union. This sets a dangerous precedent. By circumventing the principle of consensus among all littoral states, it effectively weakens Iran's historic position and diminishes the country's role in determining the future legal status of the Caspian Sea. Since the signing of the Aktau Convention in 2018, I have repeatedly warned that "national interests cannot be safeguarded from a position of weakness." At the time, I also stressed that the criminal clique ruling the Islamic Republic sacrifices the interests of the Iranian nation and homeland for its own survival, and that its foreign policy repeatedly resorts to concessions and appeasement from a position of weakness. My position on the current process remains unchanged. I consider the Islamic Republic's attempt to ratify this convention to be contrary to Iran's national interests. No decision concerning Iran's resources, borders, or sovereign rights in this strategic body of water can possess legitimacy without the genuine participation and consent of the Iranian people. Iran's rights in the Caspian Sea are not negotiable, nor can they be relinquished. Any action that undermines these rights will be recorded in the historical memory of the Iranian nation, and those responsible will ultimately be held accountable by the people of Iran.