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Reza Pahlavi Champions Secular Democracy Amid Iran Protests

3/1/2026

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Reza Pahlavi, former Crown Prince of Iran, has emerged as an opposition figure as protests call for the return of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Pahlavi has lived in the United States since 1979 and advocates secular, democratic Iran rather than a monarchy.
He has met with U.S. officials and backs the National Union for Democracy in Iran.
After recent U.S.-Israeli operations targeting leadership, Pahlavi urged forces to abandon the regime.

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Reza Pahlavi, former Crown Prince of Iran, has emerged as an opposition figure as protests call for the return of the Pahlavi dynasty.
Pahlavi has lived in the United States since 1979 and advocates secular, democratic Iran rather than a monarchy.
He has met with U.S. officials and backs the National Union for Democracy in Iran.
After recent U.S.-Israeli operations targeting leadership, Pahlavi urged forces to abandon the regime.