Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has issued a sweeping statement on how a “free Iran” would act toward its neighbours and the world following the fall of the Islamic Republic.
Addressing “all of our friends around the world,” Pahlavi described the current regime as a source of Iran’s association with “terrorism, extremism, and poverty,” but emphasised that the “real Iran” is “beautiful, peace-loving, and flourishing” — a country he says will “rise again from [the] ashes” of the Islamic Republic.
In security and foreign policy, Pahlavi promised that Iran’s nuclear military programme would end and support for terrorist groups would cease immediately. He said a free Iran would collaborate with regional and global partners to combat terrorism, organised crime, drug trafficking, and extremist Islamism, acting as “a friend and a stabilising force in the region” and “a responsible partner in global security.”
On diplomacy, Pahlavi pledged to normalise relations with the United States and restore “our friendship with America and her people.” He also said Israel would be recognised immediately, and that Iran would expand the Abraham Accords into a new initiative dubbed the “Cyrus Accords,” aimed at bringing together Iran, Israel, and the Arab world in a “new chapter…grounded in mutual recognition, sovereignty, and national interest.”
Highlighting Iran’s energy potential, Pahlavi said the country would become a “reliable energy supplier to the free world,” with transparent policies and predictable prices. He also vowed to strengthen governance and transparency, confront money laundering, dismantle organised corruption, and ensure public institutions answer to the people.
Pahlavi further emphasised Iran’s economic potential, describing the population as “educated, modern, with a diaspora that connects it to the four corners of the world.” He said a democratic Iran would open its economy to trade, investment, and innovation, replacing isolation with opportunity.
“This is not an abstract vision. It is a practical one, grounded in national interest, stability, and cooperation,” he said. “A free Iran will be a force for peace, for prosperity, and for partnership.”
The statement comes amid ongoing nationwide protests in Iran, now entering their third week, with reports of thousands of deaths amid a brutal crackdown.
While the Crown Prince’s vision has drawn attention internationally, questions remain over whether he would be able to gain broad domestic support if the regime fell, a point even US President Donald Trump recently noted, saying, “He seems very nice, but I don’t know how he’d play within his own country.”
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