In a statement posted to social media, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled crown prince of Iran, said the Islamic Republic's regime is "exhausted and weak" and that Iranians are stronger than paid regime supporters sent to the streets. Pahlavi called on Iranians to take control of their country's fate.
The statement follows months of renewed public discussion inside and outside Iran about the regime's stability, though it comes from an exiled opposition figure and does not reflect a concrete event inside the country. Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, has increasingly positioned himself as an alternative leadership figure in recent years, particularly since the 2022 protest movement. His remarks align with a broader opposition discourse but do not constitute a new shift in ground conditions inside Iran.
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