Regime change? Inside Reza Pahlavi's faltering bid to lead Iran

Despite not having set foot in Iran in almost half a century, Pahlavi had been actively campaigning in the US and Europe, giving speeches about a bright new future for his homeland, raising money and meeting elected officials.

"The Iranian people have called on me to lead the transition after the regime is gone," he declared on the social-media platform X shortly after the war began in late February.

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