“A lot of time has passed, but I will soon be in Iran,” Reza Pahlavi stated in an interview on Fox News. He also expressed his readiness to take on the leadership of a transitional regime in the event of a change of power in the country.
Reza Pahlavi is the son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Iranian Shah who was overthrown in 1979 during the Islamic Revolution. At that time, 19-year-old Reza was studying in the United States to become a military pilot and has since lived on American soil.
Since early December, mass protests have begun in Iran, triggered by the devaluation of the national currency and rising prices. Participants in these actions are calling for a change of the political regime and for Reza Pahlavi to come to power. He has called for active measures to seize power. In response to the unrest, Iranian authorities have accused the U.S. and Israel of organizing them.
