A Conversation with H.I.H. Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi

Session Summary

For over four decades, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has been the most prominent voice of Iran’s opposition abroad, calling for a transition built on national unity, secularism, and equal rights under the law. That call has taken on new urgency. Since December, Iran has been convulsed by mass protests and a brutal state crackdown, a months-long war with Israel and the United States that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader and hundreds of others, and a fragile, still-unresolved truce between Washington and Tehran that the Crown Prince has publicly opposed as a betrayal of the Iranian people. In this fireside conversation, the Crown Prince will share his perspective on this extraordinary moment, his plan for a peaceful transition to a secular democracy, and what he believes the international community owes the Iranian people now.