‘You cannot have it both ways’: Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urges US to back regime change in Iran
Speaking at the POLITICO Security Summit in Washington DC, Pahlavi said Western governments had spent years pursuing a failed strategy of appeasement that ultimately emboldened Tehran.
Assessment
Reza Pahlavi's direct challenge to US policy underscores growing impatience with failed diplomatic overtures to Tehran. His demand for regime change puts Washington in a difficult position, balancing between further isolation of Iran and potential escalation. The next move from the Biden administration will signal its willingness to shift strategy toward supporting opposition factions.