Reza Pahlavi

IRAN AFFAIRS: After founding the Pahlavi dynasty, Emperor Reza Khan sought to reduce the influence of the Shia clergy and other religious authorities and to create a modern, centralized nation-state.

Ellie Borhan, an Iranian activist who founded the London-based Stage of Freedom group, told The Post that protesting against the regime, even in the diaspora, has become unsafe.

Anger against the regime will doubtless persist, but what has happened may well be perceived by the people of Iran as a form of betrayal by Trump and the US.

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

The West keeps mistaking regime survival tactics for reform; the Iranians know better and have paid with their lives.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has described the ongoing protests as “unimaginable,” urged authorities to “treat this disease” rather than “erase the issue.” 

Graham claimed that the Iranian regime is currently at its weakest point and that the time has come for US military intervention.

There is a crucial fact that Western observers consistently forget: The worst violence against Iranian protesters has always occurred under so-called “reformist” governments. 

An estimated 250,000 people rallied in Munich against Iran’s Islamist regime as part of a global day of action called by Reza Pahlavi during the Munich Security Conference.

Pahlavi said that there were signs that the Iranian government was on the brink of collapse and that an attack could weaken it or accelerate its fall.