--- title: "Could the Shah Return?" description: "Millions chant “Long live the Shah” as Iran erupts after deadly crackdowns. Could exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi return to lead Iran’s future—or will powerful forces stop him now? Sources https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602146821 https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601255198 https://millercenter.org/issues-policy/foreign-policy/iran-contra-affair https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irans-president-hassan-rouhani-wins-re-election-by-a-wide-margin/ https://archive-yaleglobal.yale.edu/people-reloaded-green-movement-and-struggle-irans-future https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/world/middleeast/trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-signs-order-on-new-iran-sanctions-says-us-policy-is-pressure/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/world/middleeast/iran-currency-rial.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/as-bombing-continues-israels-war-aim-in-iran-becomes-clear-regime-change https://www.iranintl.com/en/202509037938 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/4437430/rubio-iran-take-over-supreme-leader-removed/ https://www.axios.com/2026/01/13/pahlavi-witkoff-iran-protest-meeting-trump https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889241 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reza-pahlavi-future-of-iran-after-khamenei-death-60-minutes-transcript/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/200000-rally-against-irans-regime-in-munich-as-pahlavi-urges-global-day-of-action/ https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602168999 https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/02/23/tehran-campuses-erupt-as-students-torch-islamic-republic-flags/ https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602239131 https://x.com/IranIntlEn/status/2025918294931186083 https://gamaan.org/2022/03/31/political-systems-survey-english/ https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/iran-eastern-states/artc-exiled-iranian-prince-calls-for-nationwide-protests-as-unrest-spreads https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-protests-crackdown-ayatollah-khamenei-supporters-tehran-rcna257541 https://x.com/Reuters/status/2028077801308664051 https://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/basij-resistance-force https://tishk.org/blog/kurdistanagora/reza-pahlavis-transition-plan-how-a-non-democratic-roadmap-reproduces-authoritarian-power-in-iran/#::text=Its%20language%20emphasizes%20urgency%2C%20stability,excludes%20a%20range%20of%20democratic https://minorityrights.org/country/iran/" url: https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-ubf3-opjhbk.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-ubf3-opjhbk/ datePublished: 2026-03-10T18:30:39.000Z dateModified: 2026-03-10T18:30:39.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 611 --- Millions chant “Long live the Shah” as Iran erupts after deadly crackdowns. Could exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi return to lead Iran’s future—or will powerful forces stop him now? Sources https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602146821 https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601255198 https://millercenter.org/issues-policy/foreign-policy/iran-contra-affair https://www.cbsnews.com/news/irans-president-hassan-rouhani-wins-re-election-by-a-wide-margin/ https://archive-yaleglobal.yale.edu/people-reloaded-green-movement-and-struggle-irans-future https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/08/world/middleeast/trump-iran-nuclear-deal.html https://www.timesofisrael.com/trump-signs-order-on-new-iran-sanctions-says-us-policy-is-pressure/ https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/world/middleeast/iran-currency-rial.html https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/as-bombing-continues-israels-war-aim-in-iran-becomes-clear-regime-change https://www.iranintl.com/en/202509037938 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/4437430/rubio-iran-take-over-supreme-leader-removed/ https://www.axios.com/2026/01/13/pahlavi-witkoff-iran-protest-meeting-trump https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-889241 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/reza-pahlavi-future-of-iran-after-khamenei-death-60-minutes-transcript/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/200000-rally-against-irans-regime-in-munich-as-pahlavi-urges-global-day-of-action/ https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602168999 https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/02/23/tehran-campuses-erupt-as-students-torch-islamic-republic-flags/ https://www.iranintl.com/en/202602239131 https://x.com/IranIntlEn/status/2025918294931186083 https://gamaan.org/2022/03/31/political-systems-survey-english/ https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/middle-east/iran-eastern-states/artc-exiled-iranian-prince-calls-for-nationwide-protests-as-unrest-spreads https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-protests-crackdown-ayatollah-khamenei-supporters-tehran-rcna257541 https://x.com/Reuters/status/2028077801308664051 https://iranprimer.usip.org/resource/basij-resistance-force https://tishk.org/blog/kurdistanagora/reza-pahlavis-transition-plan-how-a-non-democratic-roadmap-reproduces-authoritarian-power-in-iran/#::text=Its%20language%20emphasizes%20urgency%2C%20stability,excludes%20a%20range%20of%20democratic https://minorityrights.org/country/iran/ --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/homefronts-ubf3-opjhbk/.