:Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran

Reza Pahlavi was born in Tehran as the eldest son of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran and Farah Pahlavi, the Shahbanu of Iran. Pahlavi's siblings include his sister Princess Farahnaz Pahlavi (born 1963), brother Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi (1966–2011), and sister Princess Leila Pahlavi (1970–2001), as well as a half-sister, Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi (born 1940).

File:ShahanshahiIran2500YearsPasargad7.jpg to mark the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire in 1971; the Crown Prince is at far right, age 10, standing next to his parents.]]

When he was born, the Shah pardoned 98 political prisoners, and the government declared a 20% reduction in income tax.{{citation|first=Jonathan|last=Freedland|title=The Prince's Trust: The Boy Who Lost Everything|work=The Observer|location=London, United Kingdom|date=26 January 1997|pages=97, 168–169}} He studied at the eponymous "Reza Pahlavi School", a private school located in the royal palace and restricted to the imperial family and court associates.{{cite magazine|first1=Pete|last1=Axthelm|first2=Victoria|last2=Brynner|title=The Man Who Would Be Shah|url=https://people.com/archive/the-man-who-would-be-shah-vol-31-no-13/|volume=31|number=13|magazine=People|date=3 April 1989|access-date=25 January 2019}} He was trained as a pilot; his first solo flight was at the age of 11, and he obtained his license a year later.{{citation|title=Pahlavi recalls 'tremendous boost to my morale' during Air Force training in Lubbock|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/local-news/2018-01-09/pahlavi-recalls-tremendous-boost-my-morale-during-air-force-training|publisher=Avalanche-Journal Media|work=Lubbock Online|date=9 January 2018|access-date=25 January 2019}} He was a supporter of Taj Abadan football club.{{cite journal |author=Houchang E. Chehabi|title=A Political History of Football in Iran|journal=Iranian Studies|date=Autumn 2002|volume=35|issue=4|page=387|doi=10.1080/14660970600615328|s2cid=144616657}}

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As a cadet of the Imperial Iranian Air Force, he was sent to the United States in August 1978 to continue his pilot training. He was one of 43 cadet pilots in the one-year pilot training program at the former Reese Air Force Base, TX, which included flying the Cessna T-37 Tweet and Northrop T-38 Talon. As a result of the Iranian Revolution, he left the base in March 1979, about four months earlier than planned.{{citation|title=Caprock Chronicles: Lubbock once home to crown prince of Iran|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/caprock-chronicles/local-news/news/2018-02-10/caprock-chronicles-lubbock-once-home-crown-prince-iran|work=Lubbock Online|date=10 February 2018|access-date=25 January 2019}}

Pahlavi began studies at Williams College in September 1979, but dropped out in 1980.{{citation|title= Empress Farah Dibah Pahlavi: My son may one day return to his country and take over his father's throne|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/07/23/Empress-Farah-Dibah-Pahlavi-widow-of-the-deposed-shah/3013459403200/#ixzz5dpbiQhaU|date=23 July 1984|access-date=25 January 2019|work=United Press International}} He then enrolled at The American University in Cairo as a political science student, but his attendance was irregular. In 1981, it was reported that he had dropped out of the program and continued his studies privately with Iranian professors, with a focus on Persian culture and history, Islamic philosophy, and oil in Iran.{{citation|title=Former Student Prince Aims at Iranian Throne|work=The United Press International|publisher=The Berkshire Eagle|location=Pittsfield, Massachusetts|date=6 August 1981|page=23}}

Pahlavi obtained a BSc degree in political science by correspondence from the University of Southern California in 1985. He is fluent in English and French in addition to his native Persian.

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Reza Pahlavi came to Cairo, Egypt, in March 1980 with his family.{{citation|title=Former Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi will proclaim himself the new shah of Iran|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/10/17/Former-Iranian-Crown-Prince-Reza-Pahlavi-will-proclaim-himself/5780340603200/|date=17 October 1980|access-date=25 January 2019|work=United Press International|quote=His Imperial Highness Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, will reach his constitutional majority on the 9th of Aban, 1359 (October 31, 1980). On this date, and in conformity with the Iranian Constitution, the regency of Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi, Shahbanou of Iran, will end. His Imperial Highness, who will send a message to the people of Iran on this occasion, will succeed his father, His Imperial Majesty Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, deceased in Cairo on Mordad 5, 1359 (July 27, 1980).}} When his father Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was ill and in the last weeks of his life, media reported that some monarchist elements had advised the Shah to oust Reza in favor of his younger son Ali Reza (who was 13 at the time) and a regency council, suggesting that Reza's background, training and interest in public affairs were too limited to become his successor. The Shah was understood to have rejected the idea and abdicated himself in favor of one of his two sons.{{citation|first=Ronald|last=Koven|title=Royal Heir: Family Hails Elder Son as New Shah|newspaper=The Washington Post Service|publisher=The Philadelphia Inquirer|location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|date=28 July 1980|page=7}} When the Shah died on 27 July 1980, Farah Pahlavi proclaimed herself as the regent, a title in pretense. On his 20th birthday on 31 October, Reza Pahlavi declared himself to be the new king of Iran, Reza Shah II, and the rightful successor to the throne of the Pahlavi dynasty.{{citation|title=Shah's Son Names Himself King, Bids Iran to End Its 'Nightmare'|agency=Herald Wire Service|work=The Miami Herald|location=Miami, Florida|date=1 November 1980|page=14}} Immediately afterward a spokesman for the United States Department of State, John Trattner, disassociated the U.S. government from Reza Pahlavi by stating that his government did not intend to support him, assuring that they recognized the Iranian government.{{citation|first=Barry|last=Schweid|title=U.S. Vows Recognition, No Sanctions for Iran|agency=The Associated Press|work=The Miami Herald|location=Miami, Florida|date=1 November 1980|page=14}}

During 1981, Pahlavi remained in the Koubbeh Palace and developed close ties to pro-monarchy groups while facing rejection from other opposition groups, including left-wing dissidents. In March, he issued a statement for the Persian New Year. He urged all opponents of the Iranian government to unite behind him and wage a "national resistance". Still, he chose to remain silent and made no reaction when President Abolhassan Banisadr was deposed, and the assassination of tens of officials including Chief Justice Mohammad Beheshti took place in June. In August, Pahlavi announced that he had been secretly planning to overthrow the Iranian government, stating, "So far I have been unwilling to unveil the existence of the concerted plans for I do not wish to jeopardize the lives of some of our best children... many of our actions have been unknown to you, but I want to assure you that the necessary steps are being taken in the best orderly way to save Iran".{{citation|title=Reza II vows to oust Khomeini|work=The Associated Press|publisher=The Indianapolis News|location=Indianapolis, Indiana|date=5 August 1981|page=1}}

In 1982, Yaakov Nimrodi told BBC in a radio interview that along with Adolph Schwimmer and Adnan Khashoggi, he was involved with Pahlavi and Gen. Said Razvani to scheme a coup d'état and install him in Iran. According to Samuel Segev, the plan had the approval of both the CIA and the Israeli cabinet, but it was abandoned when Menachem Begin resigned in 1983 and the new leadership "thought Israel should not be involved in a new adventure".{{citation|first=Dan|last=Fisher|title=Sharon Linked to '82 Anti-Khomeini Coup Plot|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-28-mn-352-story.html|access-date=15 September 2020|date=28 October 1988|work=Los Angeles Times}}

On 1 May 1986, Pahlavi disclosed that he had recently formed a government-in-exile to establish a constitutional monarchy again in Iran.{{citation|title=Shah's Son to Wed... Someone|work=Times-Advocate|location=Escondido, California|date=3 May 1986|page=2}}

On his website, Pahlavi has said that the state of Iran should become democratic and secular, and human rights should be respected. Whether the form of government would be that of a constitutional monarchy or a republic, he would like to leave up to the people of Iran.[http://www.rezapahlavi.org/details_article.php?article=525&page=1 April 2011 Q&A, Question 4] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012035100/http://www.rezapahlavi.org/details_article.php?article=525&page=1 |date=12 October 2013 }} rezapahlavi.org[http://www.rezapahlavi.org/details_article.php?article=484&page=2 December Q&A, Question 7] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012092611/http://www.rezapahlavi.org/details_article.php?article=484&page=2 |date=12 October 2013 }} rezapahlavi.org

Pahlavi has used his high profile as an Iranian abroad to campaign for human rights, democracy, and unity among Iranians in and outside Iran.[http://www.zenit.org/article-20209?l=german Prinz Reza Pahlavi über den Iran: "Dieses Regime ist äußerst anti-religiös"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404221015/http://www.zenit.org/article-20209?l=german |date=4 April 2010 }}. (interview with Reza Pahlavi, in German) Zenit.org (31 March 2010). Retrieved on 9 June 2012. On his website, he calls for a separation of religion and state in Iran and free and fair elections "for all freedom-loving individuals and political ideologies". He exhorts all groups dedicated to a democratic agenda to work together for a democratic and secular Iranian government.Reza Pahlavi. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100405023323/http://www.rezapahlavi.org/speeches/?english&id=437 The Challenge Of Implementing Democracy And Human Rights In Iran]. The International Society of Human Rights – Bonn, Germany, 27 March 2010. Rezapahlavi.com

In February 2011, after violence erupted in Tehran, Pahlavi said that Iran's youth were determined to get rid of an authoritarian government tainted by corruption and misrule in the hope of installing a democracy. "Fundamental and necessary change is long overdue for our region, and we have a whole generation of young Egyptians and Iranians not willing to take no for an answer", he told The Daily Telegraph. "Democratization is now imperative that cannot be denied. It is only a matter of time before the whole region can transform itself."[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/8328855/Irans-Crown-Prince-calls-on-West-to-support-anti-government-protests.html Iran's Crown Prince calls on West to support anti-government protests]. Telegraph. 16 February 2011. Retrieved on 9 June 2012.

In June 2018, he commented: "I believe Iran must be a secular, parliamentary democracy. The final form has to be decided by the people."{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2018-06-19/iran-s-ex-prince-pahlavi-wants-a-democratic-revolution |title=The Late Shah's Son Wants a Democratic Revolution in Iran |date=19 June 2018 |publisher=Bloomberg |access-date=22 May 2019 |quote=From exile, Reza Pahlavi supports a movement to retake his homeland. But he says he doesn't want a throne.}} In a presentation at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in December 2018, Pahlavi called for the non-military support of those in Iran who were trying to replace the Islamist regime with a secular democracy. According to a news report, he was "not openly calling for the restoration of the Peacock Throne ... He casts himself more as a symbol than a politician, but has called himself 'ready to serve my country'".{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/13/trumps-anti-iran-push-boosts-a-royal-outcast-1063441 |title=Son of deposed Iranian Shah calls for U.S.-backed regime change |date=13 December 2018 |website=Politico |access-date=22 May 2019 |quote=In a sign that he welcomes the higher visibility, Pahlavi made a rare public appearance.}}

During anti-government demonstrations in Iran in 2022 following the Abadan building collapse, Pahlavi predicted that the Islamic regime would collapse in the near future as events such as the shooting down of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752, bans on importing foreign COVID-19 vaccines and tests into the country and rising food prices had led to unnecessary deaths and would provoke further anger at government mismanagement from the population. He also urged members of the Iranian armed forces who oppose the Islamic Republic but work for the government to engage in peaceful disruption and called for a coordinated front against the regime. While acknowledging support from Iranian demonstrators chanting for the return of the monarchy, he also stated, "The most important thing I do in response to the Iranian people's trust is to reinforce their voices. I don't tell them what to do. I'm not a political leader."{{cite web |url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202206030892 |title=Iran's Exiled Prince Calls For Coordinated Front Against Islamic Republic |date=3 June 2022 |access-date=2023-05-01}}

In a February 2023 interview with The Daily Telegraph, Pahlavi called on the British and European governments to proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) arguing such a move would be "pulling out the biggest tooth the regime has." In the interview, he also argued his belief that the Islamic Republic was more likely to fall in the near future than it had been in previous decades as Iranian reformists had switched tactics to wanting to completely overthrow the regime as opposed to changing it. He acknowledged many Iranian dissidents wanted him to play a central role in creating a new government but reiterated that he would leave it to the people of Iran on whether to restore the throne and that he would not run for political office if the regime fell. Pahlavi also predicted that the greatest challenge for a new secular, liberal democratic Iran would be the question of controlling the military and seeking justice against officials in the regime. He concluded that higher-ranking members of the Islamic regime would face trials for human rights abuses but lower ranking members could be pardoned to allow reintegration into society, citing the Nuremberg trials in which top Nazi officials were prosecuted while lower ranking members were reintegrated back into Germany, and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings in South Africa after the end of apartheid as examples to follow.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/02/25/islamic-revolutionary-guard-must-proscribed-says-irans-exiled/ |title=Islamic Revolutionary Guard must be proscribed, says Iran's exiled Crown Prince |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=25 February 2023 |access-date=2023-05-01 |last1=Turner |first1=Camilla }}

In March 2023, Pahlavi embarked on a tour of the United Kingdom and gave a speech to the Oxford Union. During the speech, he argued that "secular[ism] is a prerequisite to democracy" and that Islamic regimes fail by not accepting freedom of religion. He called for the right to Internet access to be restored to Iran to help communication between dissident movements and for non-violent tactics to be used in bringing down the Iranian regime. During the speech, a large demonstration took place outside in support of Pahlavi calling for his restoration.{{cite web |url=https://cherwell.org/2023/02/27/pahlavi/ |title=Hundreds demonstrate in support of Iran's Reza Pahlavi at Oxford Union |date=27 February 2023 |access-date=2023-05-01}}{{cite web |url=https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2023/03/01/reza-pahlavi-crown-prince-of-iran-addresses-the-oxford-union/ |title=Reza Pahlavi, Crown Prince of Iran, addresses the Oxford Union |date=March 2023 |access-date=2023-05-01}}

On 17 April 2023, he and his wife Yasmine visited Israel in "an effort to rebuild the historic relations between Iran and Israel." Upon his arrival to Israel, he visited the Western Wall and Yad Vashem on the occasion of Yom HaShoah, and met with President of Israel Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu.{{cite web|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/son-of-iran-s-deposed-shah-visits-israel-meets-with-netanyahu/2874972|title=Son of Iran's deposed Shah visits Israel, meets with Netanyahu|first=Ahmed|last=Ansar|newspaper=Andolu Agency|date=2023-04-18|access-date=April 19, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/son-of-irans-last-shah-arrives-in-israel-to-push-for-peaceful-prosperous-future/|title=Son of Iran's last shah arrives in Israel to push for 'peaceful, prosperous future'|newspaper=The Times of Israel|date=2023-04-17|access-date=April 19, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/son-of-irans-last-shah-arrives-in-israel-to-push-for-peaceful-prosperous-future/|title=Son of Iran's Last Shah Visits Israel, Calls to 'Renew Historical Bonds' Between Countries|first=Sam|last=Sokol|newspaper=Haaretz|date=2023-04-18|access-date=April 19, 2023}} He also paid a condolence call to the bereaved Dee family at their home in the West Bank settlement of Efrat on Tuesday, after the deaths of sisters Maia and Rina and their mother Lucy in a deadly terror shooting during the Passover holiday.{{Cite web |title=Son of Iran's last shah pays condolence call to Dee family, visits Western Wall |website=The Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/son-of-irans-last-shah-pays-condolence-call-to-dee-family-visits-western-wall/}}

Reza Pahlavi II is first in the line of succession to his late father. In contrast, his younger brother Ali-Reza Pahlavi II was second in line until his death by suicide in 2011.{{cite magazine |url=http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2040830,00.html |title=Iran Reacts to Suicide of the Shah's Son |date=5 January 2011 |magazine=Time |access-date=22 May 2019 |quote=Pahlavi's older brother Reza, first in line to the throne|last1=Moaveni |first1=Azadeh }} Before Reza Pahlavi's birth, the presumptive heir was Patrick Ali Pahlavi, the crown prince's cousin.

In February 2019, Reza Pahlavi launched the Phoenix Project of Iran initiative. According to the National Interest, this is "designed to bring the various strains of the opposition closer to a common vision for a post-clerical Iran".{{cite web |last1=Harounoff |first1=Jonathan |title=The White House Once Labeled Them Terrorists. Now They're Being Called Iran's Next Government |url=https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/iran/.premium-white-house-once-labeled-them-terrorists-now-it-calls-them-iran-s-next-government-1.7651999 |website=Haaretz |language=en |date=13 August 2019}}

A report published by the Brookings Institution in 2009 said that Pahlavi lacked an organized following within Iran since there was no serious monarchist movement in Iran itself. The report described Pahlavi as having "little in common with the intellectuals and students who make up the core of the reform movement".{{cite book|title=Which Path to Persia?: Options for a New American Strategy toward Iran|chapter=Toppling Tehran|author=Kenneth M. Pollack |author2=Daniel L. Byman |author3=Martin S. Indyk |author4=Suzanne Maloney |date=June 2009|work=Saban Center for Middle East Policy|number=20|publisher=Brookings Institution|isbn=978-0-8157-0379-2|page=108}}

During 2017–18 Iranian protests, some videos on social media showed demonstrators chanting slogans in favor of Pahlavi's grandfather and calling for his return.{{citation|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-rallies-monarchy/u-s-should-clear-way-for-tech-companies-to-help-iranians-former-crown-prince-idUSKBN1ES23V|title=U.S. should clear way for tech companies to help Iranians: former crown prince|date=4 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2018|author1=Yeganeh Torbati |author2=Paresh Dave |author3=David Ingram |editor1=John Walcott |editor2=James Dalgleish|work=Reuters}}{{citation|url=http://www.newsweek.com/iran-protests-who-are-opposition-and-who-will-rule-if-regime-falls-772045|title=Iran Protests: Who are the Iranian Opposition and who will Rule if the Regime Falls|date=5 January 2018|access-date=1 February 2018|author=Callum Paton |work=Newsweek}} On many occasions the videos indicated the royalist slogans prompt others in the crowd to shout the slogans down.{{citation|first=Yassamine|last=Mather|title=The political economy of Iran's Islamic state, Donald Trump and threats of war|journal=Critique|year=2018|issn=1748-8605|volume=46|number=3|pages=443–469|doi=10.1080/03017605.2018.1496543|s2cid=150167382}}

In January 2023, New York-based Iranian scholar and writer Arash Azizi noted that among younger Iranians on social media and at public demonstrations support for Pahlavi has become more visible and argued "To any fair observer of Iran, Pahlavi has a certain degree of support in Iranian society, although it is hard to discern just how wide this support is." He also noted that a number of Iranian dissident activists and celebrities including Dariush Eghbali (who had been imprisoned under the Shah's rule), actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, actor Hamid Farrokhnezhad and Olympian Kimia Alizadeh have come out in support of Pahlavi being a figurehead to unite anti-regime movements. Tehran based intellectual Khashayar Dayhimi opined "I believe that, if there was a referendum today and Reza Pahlavi was on the ballot, he'd easily win because people don't know anyone other than him."{{cite web |url=https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/iransource/can-reza-pahlavi-help-unite-the-iranian-opposition-a-hashtag-is-suggesting-so/ |title=Can Reza Pahlavi help unite the Iranian opposition? A hashtag is suggesting so. |date=24 January 2023 |access-date=2023-06-14}}

Pahlavi enjoys wide popularity with the older generation of Iranian expatriates that left Iran during the 1979 revolution and with some people in Iran.{{cite web |first=Mahlia |last=Lone |title=Memorable Romance: The Shah & I |url=http://www.goodtimes.com.pk/memorable-romance-the-shah-i/ |date=1 July 2016 |access-date=4 June 2017}}{{better source needed|date=June 2017}} In 2006, Connie Bruck of The New Yorker wrote that Los Angeles is home to about 600,000 Iranian expatriates, and said it was a monarchist stronghold.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/03/06/exiles-6|title=Exiles: How Iran's Expatriates are Gaming the Nuclear Threat|author=Connie Bruck|magazine=The New Yorker|date=6 March 2006|page=48}}

A 2013 survey of Iranian-Americans conducted by George Mason University's Center for Social Science Research found that 85% of respondents did not support any Iranian opposition groups or figures. Of the remaining 15% who expressed support, 20% backed him.{{citation|url=http://paaia.org/CMS/Data/Sites/1/PDFs/survey-of-iranian-americans-2013.pdf|title=National Public Opinion Survey of Iranian Americans|publisher=Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)|work=Center for Social Science Research, George Mason University|page=10|year=2013|access-date=11 June 2017|archive-date=2 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002041410/http://www.paaia.org/CMS/Data/Sites/1/pdfs/survey-of-iranian-americans-2013.pdf|url-status=dead}}

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In a recent attempt in 2023 to garner support for Reza Pahlavi as a representative for transition, a petition was created on the platform Change.org that has amassed over 460,000 signatures.{{cite web | title=Campaign To Give Power Of Attorney To Iran's Exiled Prince Gains Momentum | website=Iran International | date=2023-01-18 | url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202301182326 | access-date=2023-02-10}}

Reza Pahlavi asked Iranians worldwide to protest against the Islamic Republic on its 44th anniversary, February 11, 2023. As a result, people rallied in multiple cities in the US, Europe, Australia, and Canada.{{Cite news |last=فردا |first=رادیو |date=2023-02-11 |title=مخالفان جمهوری اسلامی در همبستگی با معترضان ایران در شهرهای مختلف دنیا تجمع کردند |language=fa |work=رادیو فردا |url=https://www.radiofarda.com/a/iran-s-diaspora-protest-against-islamic-republic-in-solidarity-with-dissidents-inside/32266926.html |access-date=2023-02-14}}{{Cite web |title=Top Opponents Of Iranian Regime Deliver Speeches In US Rallies |url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202302120283 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Iran International |date=12 February 2023 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Thousands Of Iranians Gather To Protest At US Consulate |url=https://thenationaltelegraph.com/world/thousands-of-iranians-gather-to-protest-at-us-consulate |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=The National Telegraph |date=12 February 2023 |language=en-US}} Reza Pahlavi himself participated in LA rally where a crowd of more than 80,000 showed up.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-12 |title=Photos: Thousands in L.A. rally in support of the anti-government movement in Iran |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-02-11/photos-community-and-human-rights-advocates-gathered-to-protest-islamic-regime-in-iran |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}

In July 2024, Pahlavi was invited to speak at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, D.C. In his speech, Pahlavi blamed the Iranian regime for the spread of radical Islam to other nations in the Middle East and the West following the revolution and promised that Iranians will take Iran back in the near future. He also argued that Masoud Pezeshkian was not a "moderate" politician due to his friendship with Hezbollah. He warned the United States not to launch a military campaign against the regime, arguing "the problem that began in Iran must be ended in Iran" and concluded "the soon to be free Iran, doesn't seek your patronage. It seeks your partnership. It doesn't seek your funding. It seeks your friendship.”{{Cite web |title=Exiled prince warns West about Iran's role in spreading 'radical Islamism' |url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202407105232 |access-date=2024-07-12 |website=Iran International |date=10 July 2024 |language=en}}

In an essay for The Daily Telegraph, he called for the IRGC to be designated terror group by British government for its funding of Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis, as well as their suppression of Zan Zendegi Azadi.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-13 |title=Listing the IRGC as a terrorist group will be a boost for Iran's demo… |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/13/listing-irgc-as-terrorist-group-a-boost-for-irans-democrats/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240713202742/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/07/13/listing-irgc-as-terrorist-group-a-boost-for-irans-democrats/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2024-07-13 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=archive.ph}}

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In a statement dated 14 November 2024 published on various media platforms, Pahlavi called on Iranians to "reclaim and save our beloved Iran", offering to "guide this change and lead the transitional period",{{Cite web|title=|url=https://nitter.poast.org/PahlaviReza/status/1857079557985075385#m}}{{Dead link|date=December 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{Cite web |title=شاهزاده رضا پهلوی: برای رهبری دوران گذار آماده‌ام |url=https://ir.voanews.com/a/statement-prince-reza-pahlavi-iran/7863787.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Voice of America}} but "did not directly address" how the Islamic Republic regime might be removed.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-14 |title=Exiled prince Pahlavi says ready for interim rule |url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202411142057 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Iran International |language=en}}

In January and February 2025 he advised U.S. President Donald Trump not to make an agreement with the Islamic Republic to limit Iran's nuclear program in return for sanctions relief.{{cite web | url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202501281560 | title=Prince Pahlavi entreats Trump not to fall for Tehran's diplomatic feints | date=28 January 2025 }}

In February 2025, the Munich Security Conference invited Reza Pahlavi to attend the event, but following pressure from the Islamic Republic, the invitation was withdrawn. Shortly after, he was again invited to participate in the conference, only for that invitation to be cancelled. Reza Pahlavi condemned this decision as "a betrayal of the Iranian people and the democratic values of Germany", stating, "the German government has not only silenced the voice of the Iranian people, but has also directly aligned itself with the Islamic Republic".{{cite web | title=With German Government Intervention, the Munich Security Conference Withdraws Its Invitation to Prince Reza Pahlavi Again | url=https://www.iranintl.com/202502131176 | website=Iran International | date=February 13, 2025 | accessdate=February 17, 2025 | language=fa }}{{cite web | url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202502067093 | title=Iran's exiled prince says he was banned from Munich security conference | date=6 February 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202502077752 | title=Munich Security Conference reinstates invitation to Iranian prince | date=7 February 2025 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.iranintl.com/en/202502136018 | title=Row escalates between Germany and exiled Iranian prince over conference invite | date=13 February 2025 }}

At a "Munich Convergence Summit" in Munich 18 February, with the participation of a number of Iranian opposition organizations, Reza Pahlavi stated, "Our goal today is solely the salvation of Iran, and in the future our mission is to hold free elections in Iran".{{cite web | title=Prince Reza Pahlavi at the Munich Convergence Meeting: Our Goal is Solely to Save Iran | url=https://www.iranintl.com/202502165285 | website=Iran International | date=February 16, 2025 | access-date=February 17, 2025 | language=fa }}{{cite web | title=Munich Convergence Meeting Held with an Emphasis on the Principles of Cooperation Among Pro-Democracy and Nationalist Parties and on the Leadership of Prince Reza Pahlavi in Iran's National Revolution | url=https://kayhan.london/1403/11/28/370251/ | accessdate=February 17, 2025 | language=fa-IR | publisher=Kayhan London }} He added that “the collapse within the regime has begun and must be broadened". He stressed that "our goal" should be to "establish a mechanism for cooperation" among different groups, rather than to create another opposition organizations. He further emphasized, "Our future duty is to establish in the Constituent Assembly a democratic path based on the people's vote—and in contrast to the practices of 1978—wherein all possible options regarding the content and final form of Iran's new system are discussed transparently. The Constituent Assembly project will soon be presented to the people to outline how a national referendum via ballot boxes will be conducted for a democratic future and a secular system".{{cite web | title=Prince at the "Munich Convergence Meeting": "Do Not Diminish My Role as a Representative of a Farsighted Movement" | url=https://iranglobal.info/fa/node/194536 | website=Iran Global | date=February 16, 2025 | accessdate=February 17, 2025 | language=fa }}

At the Convergence Summit, it was agreed that Prince Reza Pahlavi should assume the role of "the leader of the national revolution and transitional period until the election of the first parliament and the establishment of a democratic government through free elections". The statement declared: "Based on the will of the Iranian nation—as reflected in the slogans and messages of recent years—we consider Prince Reza Pahlavi to be the leader of the national revolution and transitional period until the formation of the first national assembly and the commencement of a democratic government through free elections, and we will support him with all our might".

At the same time, a group of Iranians organized a protest rally on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, protesting against the conciliatory policies of the European Union toward the Islamic Republic, particularly those of the German government.{{cite web | title=Demonstrations by Supporters of Prince Reza Pahlavi Near the Venue of the Munich Security Conference | url=https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/c77r2zgn147o | website=BBC News Persian | date=February 15, 2025 | accessdate=February 17, 2025 | language=fa }}

At the Geneva Human Rights Meeting on February 20, Prince Reza Pahlavi presented five key strategies for overthrowing the Islamic Republic and rebuilding Iran, including:

• mobilizing grassroots networks within the country;
• uniting the Iranian diaspora;
• exerting maximum pressure on the governments of the G20 to support the Iranian people;
• creating a rift within the regime's structure to encourage defections; and
• preparing for political stabilization and the holding of democratic elections.{{cite web | title=Prince Reza Pahlavi Outlines His Five Strategies for Overcoming the Islamic Republic | url=https://www.iranintl.com/202502182102 | website=Iran International | date=February 18, 2025 | accessdate=February 19, 2025 | language=fa }}{{cite web | title=Prince Reza Pahlavi's Plan for Toppling the Government and Rebuilding Iran | url=https://iranwire.com/fa/news-1/139154-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%DA%98%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%B6%D8%A7-%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/ | website=Iran Wire | accessdate=February 19, 2025 | language=fa }}

• Role of women. He recalled that the very first action taken by Ruhollah Khomeini was the abrogation of the Family Protection Law, stating: "Let me be clear; Iranian women are not merely fighting against the compulsory hijab in Iran. Their struggle is not for a mere piece of cloth, but for reclaiming equality and their country". He also cited the courage of women such as Fatemeh Sepehri, Nasrin Shakeri, and Nahid Shirpishe, who continue to resist despite imprisonment and persecution.
• Environmental destruction. Under the Islamic Republic: Lake Urmia and rivers such as the Zayandeh have dried up. "The air pollution in Tehran and Ahvaz is among the worst in the world. Pollution in Iran often reaches toxic levels, forcing schools and businesses to close, and those who dare to speak out—such as environmental activists like Kavous Seyed Amami—are imprisoned or killed". He denounced these actions as a crime against both the environment and the people of Iran.
• Economic and social crises. "In a country that should be one of the wealthiest in the world, a growing number of my compatriots cannot even afford to buy bread, let alone meat".
• Energy. A country "sitting on the world's second largest gas reserves is experiencing widespread power outages. Patients die in hospitals, businesses go bankrupt, and families are left in darkness".

On February 23, 2025, in an interview to the Daily Telegraph, Pahlavi called on Europe and Americans to prepare for impending collapse of regime in Tehran. In this interview, The Daily Telegraph described the support for Pahlavi as "even critics acknowledge Pahlavi at least has a plan for reform, and a rare degree of public recognition both inside and outside Iran".{{cite web | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/02/23/crown-prince-reza-pahlavi-iran-on-the-brink-of-revolution/ | title=Iran's Crown Prince: My country is on the brink of a revolution like that of 1979 | work=The Telegraph | date=23 February 2025 | last1=Oliphant | first1=Roland }}

Bob Woodward wrote in 1986 that the Reagan administration authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to support and fund Iranian exiles, including Pahlavi. The agency transmitted his 11-minute speech during which he vowed "I will return" to Iranian television by pirating its frequency.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-19-mn-4323-story.html|title=CIA Support for Exiles, Other Covert Iran Activity Reported|author=Bob Woodward|newspaper=The Washington Post|via=Los Angeles Times Archive|date=19 November 1986|access-date=17 May 2017}} The Tower Commission report, published in 1987, also acknowledged that the CIA was behind this event{{cite book|title=The Tower Commission Report: The Full Text of the President's Special Review Board|page=[https://archive.org/details/towercommission00unit/page/398 398]|year=1987|publisher=Bantam Books|isbn=978-0-553-26968-0|author=John Tower |author2=John Goodwin Tower |author3=Edmund S. Muskie |author4=Brent Scowcroft |contribution=United States President's Special Review Board|series=A New York Times special|url=https://archive.org/details/towercommission00unit/page/398}} while a group in Paris calling itself 'Flag of Freedom' had taken responsibility for the act in September 1986.{{citation|title=Supporters of Reza Pahlavi, son of the late shah...|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/09/23/Supporters-of-Reza-Pahlavi-son-of-the-late-shah/2311527832000/|date=23 September 1986|work=United Press International}}

James Mann wrote in February 1989 that when he asked the CIA about whether they helped Pahlavi, they refused to comment, and a spokesperson of the agency told him, "We would not confirm nor deny an intelligence matter".{{citation|first=James|last=Mann|title=Don't Trust Khomeini, Shah's Son Warns U.S.|work=Los Angeles Times|date=9 February 1989|page=12}}

In 2006, Connie Bruck of The New Yorker wrote that "Pahlavi had CIA funding for several years in the eighties, but it ended after the Iran-Contra scandal". Andrew Friedman of Haverford College states that Pahlavi began cooperation with the CIA after he met director William J. Casey and received a monthly stipend, citing Pahlavi's financial advisor and other observers. Friedman also connects his residence in Great Falls, Virginia to its proximity to George Bush Center for Intelligence, headquarters of the service.{{cite book|chapter=Iran-Contra As Built Space|title=Covert Capital: Landscapes of Denial and the Making of U.S. Empire in the Suburbs of Northern Virginia|series=American Crossroads|volume=7|first=Andrew|last=Friedman|year=2013|isbn=978-0-520-27464-8|publisher=the University of California Press|quote=Not only was it not surprising that Reza Pahlavi ended up in the Northern Virginia suburbs, it would be hard to imagine him going anywhere else. Ex-CIA agents in McLean began offering Shah Reza Pahlavi estates and farms as retreats in Northern Virginia as early as 1979, swearing they could spirit him past immigration officials at Dulles Airport. A major reason the younger Pahlavi moved to Great Falls was political. Building his house some ten minutes away from Langley, he was, according to his advisor and other observers, receiving a monthly CIA stipend. After a meeting with Bill Casey in Rabat, they began what Pahlavi called "intelligence cooperation... for mutual benefits." Although he denied he took agency money, his financial advisor once claimed that Pahlavi's stipend sometimes rose to $150,000 a month. A large picture of him hung on the wall in Langley's Iran division, accompanied by the moniker "The Hope of Democracy of Iran". This "Iran" in Iran-Contra sometimes created complexities for the arms-selling project. In September 1986, a CIA technical strike blocked TV signals on national Iranian TV from broadcasting an eleven-minute speech by Reza Cyrus, then resident in Northern Virginia, into Iran.|page=274}}

In 2009, Pahlavi denied receiving U.S. government or foreign aid in an interview with The New York Times. Pahlavi said "No, no. I don't rely on any sources other than my own compatriots" and denied allegations of working with the CIA, calling the allegations "absolutely and unequivocally false". However, in 2017 he told Jon Gambrell of the Associated Press: "My focus right now is on liberating Iran, and I will find any means that I can, without compromising the national interests and independence, with anyone who is willing to give us a hand, whether it is the U.S. or the Saudis or the Israelis or whomever it is."{{cite web|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/aabda1d7582d49b784c7ec7ee2e96e6e/irans-long-exiled-prince-wants-revolution-age-trump|title=Iran's long-exiled prince wants a revolution in age of Trump |author=Jon Gambrell |publisher=Associated Press|date=9 April 2017|access-date=25 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409074842/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/aabda1d7582d49b784c7ec7ee2e96e6e/irans-long-exiled-prince-wants-revolution-age-trump|archive-date=9 April 2017}}

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According to a People article published in 1978, Pahlavi dated a "blond, blue-eyed Swedish model he met in Rome". The same publication also reported that he lived with his girlfriend in Lubbock, Texas.{{citation|title=A Shah-in-Training Learns About Air Force Tradition and Sweet Texas Accents|url=https://people.com/archive/a-shah-in-training-learns-about-air-force-tradition-and-sweet-texas-accents-vol-10-no-15/|last1=Demaret|first1=Kent|last2=Williams|first2=Keith|date=9 October 1978|access-date=25 January 2019|work=People}} As of 1980, he had an Egyptian girlfriend who was a student of The American University in Cairo, reportedly "closely guarded" by bodyguards.{{citation|title= Fulfilling his father's deathbed wish, Crown Prince Reza will proclaim himself shah of Iran|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1980/10/30/Fulfilling-his-fathers-deathbed-wish-Crown-Prince-Reza-will/7040341730000/#ixzz5dpUphxef|last1=Guindi|first1=Maurice|date=30 October 1980|access-date=25 January 2019|work=United Press International}}

Pahlavi began a relationship with Yasmine Etemad-Amini in 1985, and a year later married her, then aged 17, at 25.{{citation|title=The Shah Without a Country|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/05/21/the-shah-without-a-country/f0faf362-f2c1-4a3b-83e5-25ef1b0ecb87|last1=Hall|first1=Carla|date=21 May 1989|access-date=25 January 2019|newspaper=The Washington Post}} They married on June 12, 1986, in Greenwich, Connecticut.{{cite book|last=Pahlavi|first=Farah|year=2003|title=Kohan Diārā|script-title=fa:کهن دیارا|publisher=Farzad|language=Persian|page=462}} The couple have three daughters: Noor (born 3 April 1992), Iman (born 12 September 1993), and Farah (born 17 January 2004).

In 2004, Pahlavi was named the "unofficial godfather" of Princess Louise of Belgium, the eighth granddaughter of King Albert II of the Belgians.The Roman Catholic Church, the Church of the child being baptized, does not accept non-Catholics as godparents, given the religious nature of the role, so Pahlavi's role was downgraded to unofficial, not formal. {{cite web|last=Kadivar|first=Darius|title=ROYAL CURTSY: Crown Prince Reza Godfather to Belgium's Prince Prince Laurent's Daughter|url=http://iranian.com/main/blog/darius-kadivar/royal-curtsy-crown-prince-reza-godfather-belgiums-prince-prince-laurents-daughte.html|publisher=Iranian.com: Persian Realm}}

Pahlavi was a keen football player and spectator. He was a fan of the capital's football club Esteghlal, then known as Taj ({{literal translation|Crown}}), and his support was even televised by the National Iranian Radio and Television. The club performed in annual rallies organized on his birthday, identifying the club with the Pahlavi regime.{{cite book|title=Fringe Nations in World Soccer|author=Kausik Bandyopadhyay |author2=Sabyasachi Mallick |page=87|isbn=978-1-317-99810-5|year=2013|publisher=Routledge}}

In 1981, UPI reported that Pahlavi attended the elite Gueziro Club in Cairo to watch tennis and was occasionally seen in discotheques at hotels in the vicinity of the Nile.

When interviewed about religion, Pahlavi said, "That's a private matter, but if you must know, I am, of course, by education and conviction, a Shia Muslim. I am very much a man of faith."{{cite news|last1=Soloman|first1=Deborah|title=The Exile|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/magazine/28fob-q4-t.html|work=The New York Times Magazine|date=26 June 2009}} Iranian writer Reza Bayegan also notes that Crown Prince Reza is alleged "deeply attached" to his Muslim faith. He has performed the Hajj (pilgrimage) to Mecca.{{cite news|author=Reza Bayegan|title=Reza Pahlavi and the Question of Religion|url=http://payvand.com/news/08/may/1063.html|publisher=Payvand|access-date=25 April 2010|archive-date=8 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108233459/http://payvand.com/news/08/may/1063.html|url-status=dead}}

In 1989, The Washington Post reported that Pahlavi was unemployed. Asked about his sources of income, he replied that he had been financially supported by "friends and family" in the past seven years. In 2017, he told the Associated Press that since 1979 he had had no "side occupation" (about political activities), adding that his money came from his family and "many Iranians who have supported the cause". According to a December 2018 news report by Politico, "he is thought to live mainly on what's left of his family wealth, his only full-time job being speaking out about Iran".{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/13/trumps-anti-iran-push-boosts-a-royal-outcast-1063441 |title=Son of deposed Iranian Shah calls for U.S.-backed regime change |date=13 December 2018 |website=Politico |access-date=22 May 2019 }}

In 1990, Ali Haydar Shahbazi, a former Imperial Guard member who worked for Pahlavi as a longtime bodyguard, filed a lawsuit in the district court of Alexandria, Virginia, accusing Pahlavi of breaching Iranian tradition by breaking his pledge to take care of him financially.{{citation|first=Robert F.|last=Howe|title= Lawsuit Against Son of Shah is Dismissed by U.S. Judge|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1991/01/25/lawsuit-against-son-of-shah-is-dismissed-by-us-judge/953f51b3-1d10-47ec-804d-3a9b2f8e0951/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=25 January 1991|access-date=15 September 2020}} Shahbazi, then aged 58, said in the court he abandoned more than $400,000 in property in Iran because Pahlavi assured him "I'm going to pay your expenses and everything. I'm going to take care of you better than my father [did]" when he was hired, and then fired him with a handshake and $9,000 in 1989. Shahbazi asked compensation for the $30,000 in taxes and penalties as well as an undetermined amount of money for his retirement. Pahlavi's attorney dismissed the claim, saying that Shahbazi has received gifts worth several thousand dollars and was allowed to live luxuriously in Pahlavi's house in Great Falls, Virginia, adding that the servant was fired because his client ran out of money. Pahlavi agreed that Shahbazi was a loyal friend but he offered support as long as he could. He also told the judge, "I was not involved in the day-to-day handling of my financial affairs".

In 1991, District Judge Albert Vickers Bryan Jr. argued that Pahlavi "had little knowledge of how his estate's money was spent and could not be held personally accountable for employment agreements with servants", declaring the case dismissed. According to media reports, Pahlavi began to cry in the court when the judge threw out the case.{{citation|first=Yemi|last=Toure|title=In This Corner...: If...|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-28-vw-38-story.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=28 January 1991|access-date=15 September 2020}}{{citation|first=Robert F.|last=Howe|title=U.S. Law Meets Persian Culture in VA|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/01/24/us-law-meets-persian-culture-in-va/e2558c3f-4419-4de1-aa4d-e035211c0ab0/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=24 January 1991|access-date=15 September 2020}}

In 1990, Pahlavi and Ahmad Ali Massoud Ansari, his close aide and financial adviser, filed lawsuits against each other.{{citation|first=Spencer S.|last=Hsu|title=Reversal of Fortune|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/07/22/reversal-of-fortune/a6e145ed-b4b9-4aa2-86d9-985f2f21d109/|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=22 July 1996|access-date=15 September 2020}} Pahlavi accused Ansari of embezzlement amounting $24 million, while Ansari claimed $1.7 million lien against Pahlavi. During the trial, Pahlavi's attorney told the court "[d]ue to the demands of his political responsibilities and his lack of experience in financial matters, Pahlavi had to trust completely in Ansari for the management of his funds... over the years, no one supplanted Ansari in any way in Pahlavi's trust. Conversely, no one betrayed Pahlavi's trust any more than Ansari", going further to accuse Ansari as "an agent" for the Islamic Republic of Iran. Ansari denied the accusations and blamed Pahlavi for squandering the money with his extravagance, stating he faithfully carried out orders that Pahlavi was aware of.

The court asked Ansari to provide a complete accounting of his money handling, but he alleged that the documents had been destroyed to prevent a potential seizure. In 1996, the court ruled that Ansari should repay $7.3 million to Pahlavi and fined him an additional $2 million.

In November 2014, Pahlavi founded his own television and radio network called Ofogh Iran;{{cite web|url=http://ofoghiran.tv/?page_id=191|title=About – افق ایران|website=ofoghiran.tv|access-date=15 November 2014|archive-date=6 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106222355/http://ofoghiran.tv/?page_id=191}} in July 2017 it was reported that the Ofogh Iran International Media telethon no longer belonged to Pahlavi.{{Cite web|url=http://rasanehiran.com/vdcba8ba.rhb85piuur.html|title=رسانه ايران – "افق ایران، دیگر متعلق به شاهزاده رضا پهلوی نیست"|last=Behnegarsoft.com|website=rasanehiran.com|access-date=2018-01-03}}

• Gozashteh va Ayandeh, London: Kayham Publishing, 2000. (in Persian)
• Winds of Change: The Future of Democracy in Iran, Regnery Publishing Inc., 2002, {{ISBN|0-89526-191-X}}.{{cite journal|url=https://www.meforum.org/articles/2007/winds-of-change-the-future-of-democracy-in-iran|title=Winds of Change: The Future of Democracy in Iran|date=1 June 2002|access-date=5 September 2018|journal=Middle East Quarterly|volume=14|issue=1}}
• Iran: L'Heure du Choix, Denoël, 2009. (in French)

• 60px Sovereign and Grand Collar of the Order of Pahlavi (26 September 1967, Iran)
• 60px Mohammad Rezā Shāh Pahlavi Coronation Medal (26 October 1967, Iran)
• 60px 25th Centennial Anniversary Medal (14 October 1971, Iran)
• 60px Persepolis Medal (15 October 1971, Iran)

• 60px Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim (24 November 1970, Sweden)
• 60px Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (15 December 1974, Italy){{cite web | url = https://www.quirinale.it/onorificenze/insigniti/35145 | title = REZA S.A.I. Ciro decorato di Gran Cordone | language = it | access-date = 16 October 2012 }}
• 60px Knight of the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic (19 April 1975, Spain){{Cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1975/04/22/pdfs/A08445-08445.pdf|title=Boletín Oficial del Estado}}
• 60px Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (14 December 1976, France)
• 60px Grand Star of the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1976, Austria){{cite web | url = http://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXIV/AB/AB_10542/imfname_251156.pdf | title = Reply to a parliamentary question | language = de | page=458 | access-date = 16 October 2012 }}
• 60px Grand Collar of the Royal Order of the Drum (Rwanda){{Cite web|url=https://king-kigeli.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725120712/http://king-kigeli.org/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=25 July 2011|title=King Kigeli|website=King Kigeli}}
• 60px Knight of the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (26 April 2023, House of Savoy)[https://www.ordinidinasticicasasavoia.it/site/wp-content/uploads/ELENCO_Ordine-Santissima-Annunziata_21.07.2023.pdf. Elenco dei Cavalieri dell'Ordine supremo della Santissima Annunziata]

• Radio Farda's Person of The Year online poll (2011){{cite news|author1=RFE/RL|title=Farda Audience Picks Late Shah's Son As Iran's Person of the Year|url=http://www.rferl.org/content/farda_audience_late_shah_pahlavi_son_iran_person_of_year/24523974.html|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=22 March 2012}}
• Key to the City of Beverly Hills (23 January 2017, Los Angeles, California){{cite web |first=Victoria |last=Talbot |url=http://bhcourier.com/beverly-hills-news-iranian-crown-prince-reza-pahlavi-seeks-support-for-peaceful-revolution/ |title=Beverly Hills News – Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi Seeks Support For Peaceful Revolution |date=26 January 2017 |access-date=28 May 2017 |archive-date=26 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026110428/http://bhcourier.com/beverly-hills-news-iranian-crown-prince-reza-pahlavi-seeks-support-for-peaceful-revolution/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUbst7VOb2c |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/sUbst7VOb2c |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=The Mayor of Beverly Hills Presenting the Key to the City to The Crown Prince of Iran Reza Pahlavi |website=YouTube |date=January 2017}}{{cbignore}}

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