Ex-Shah’s son outlines plan for democratic transition in Iran

Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of Iran’s last Shah, announced that he is prepared to oversee a transition to a democratic system and hold free elections following a change of power in the country.

Speaking at a press conference in Washington, according to Sky News, Pahlavi said he has a “clear plan for a transition to democracy” that would be implemented immediately after what he described as the regime’s defeat.

The plan is built around four key principles:

1. Preserving Iran’s territorial integrity,

2. Separating religion from the state,

3. Ensuring personal freedoms and equality for all citizens, and

4. Allowing the Iranian people to freely choose their democratic form of government.

Pahlavi stressed that the transitional period should be peaceful, stable, and orderly. His team of experts has prepared a detailed roadmap for the first 100 days after the current regime’s collapse, aimed at guiding the country’s political and economic recovery.

He also pledged to initiate a constitutional process under international supervision, culminating in free and fair elections.

Concluding his remarks, Pahlavi said that Iran is at a historic turning point:
"There are moments in history where the moral imperative for action is so strong that the weight of inaction becomes unbearable. This is one of those moments."

By Vugar Khalilov