RONZHEIMER. Politics and War The war is over, but will the Iranian regime survive? With Reza Pahlavi
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Jul 29, 2025 
Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late Shah of Iran, is a prominent advocate for democracy and freedom in his homeland, currently living in exile. He discusses the precarious state of the Iranian regime and the potential for its collapse. Topics include the civil unrest in Iran, the regime's use of negotiations to buy time, and the ongoing nuclear threat. Pahlavi emphasizes the need for a unified opposition and critiques current international approaches, suggesting that true change requires direct support for the Iranian people.
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Leadership Fragility and Crisis
- The regime's leadership is demoralized, fragmented, and weakened by internal rivalries.
- External pressures compound stability problems from economic crisis and infrastructural failures.
Regime's Negotiation Tactic
- The regime's outreach to negotiate is a recurring tactic to buy time and avoid change.
- Expectation of regime behavioral change by the West is unrealistic after 40 years of duplicity.
Nuclear Threat Remains
- Israeli strikes severely hindered nuclear sites but did not eliminate regime's nuclear ambition.
- Trusting the regime to abandon nuclear weapons is unrealistic due to their history of deceit.
