Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has released a comprehensive four-point plan for a secular Iran, confirming active coordination with the Trump administration while issuing direct appeals to ethnic minorities and military personnel to abandon the current regime.
Opposition-aligned network Iran International reports that in a recent CBS News interview, Prince Reza Pahlavi confirmed he is actively communicating with the Trump administration and the U.S. Congress regarding the ongoing developments in Iran. Pahlavi outlined four foundational principles for a new Iran: preserving territorial integrity, establishing a transparent separation of religion and state, ensuring equality before the law, and facilitating a democratic process for citizens to choose their future system. According to the network, he also advocated for the complete dismantling of Iran's nuclear program and envisioned a future of peace with Israel.
In a separate statement highlighted by Iran International, Pahlavi expressed explicit gratitude to President Donald Trump, stating Trump has brought Iranians to a point where they feel a real opportunity to reclaim their country. Pahlavi advised citizens to exercise tactical restraint and wait until the transitional process concludes before returning to the streets to ensure their safety. However, the public chat group گروه خبر فوری (Khabar Fouri Gap), which captures unverified public sentiment, highlighted a potentially contrasting dynamic regarding U.S. support: one user summarized recent comments by Trump indicating that while he views Pahlavi favorably as a moderate option, Trump may prefer a leader who emerges directly from inside Iran with domestic popularity to avoid repeating past foreign policy mistakes. This sparked debate in the chat, with some users worrying Pahlavi had been sidelined, while others remained fully confident in his ultimate return to oversee a transitional referendum.
Pahlavi has also significantly ramped up his domestic messaging, targeting specific demographics. Through video messages published on X, he addressed ethnic minorities across Khuzestan, Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan, and several other provinces, acknowledging the decades of severe discrimination and suppression they have faced during the 47 years of the Islamic Republic. As reported by the conservative Epoch Times Persian and Iran International, Pahlavi praised these groups as the preservers of the country's territorial integrity and promised equal citizenship in a secular state, while warning Iranians to remain vigilant against opportunistic foreign forces eyeing Iranian territory during the regime's collapse.
Explicitly pro-monarchy channels and activist networks have aggressively amplified his statements. The Iranncorg (National Council of Iran) channel reiterated his four-point plan, pointedly referring to him as His Majesty Reza Shah II. Meanwhile, the activist channel کافه سیاست 🖤 (Politicscafe) shared a direct appeal from Pahlavi to Iran's military and security forces, demanding they abandon the criminal republic and its anti-Iranian thugs, and instead turn their weapons to protect the Iranian nation to end this 47-year nightmare faster. This highly charged rhetoric is mirrored by anti-regime citizens in Khabar Fouri Gap, with one user passionately vowing to violently purge Arzeshi regime loyalists once Pahlavi takes the throne of a free Iran.
There is a noticeable contrast in the source material between the highly polished, unified messaging broadcast by established opposition outlets (Iran International, Epoch Times Persian) and the messy, speculative nature of the grassroots chatter in Khabar Fouri Gap. While the news networks project an image of seamless coordination between Pahlavi and the Trump administration, the public chat reveals significant grassroots anxiety about Trump's actual commitment to Pahlavi versus an internal Iranian leader. Additionally, the rhetoric from both activist channels and public commenters is intensely polarized and militant, utilizing uncompromising language against regime loyalists.