Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is calling for global action to defeat the Islamic Republic’s regime. Pahlavi says the regime is “weaker than it has ever been” and the people of Iran are ready to take back their “stolen country.”

Pahlavi spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on Tuesday, highlighting the plight of the Iranian people, calling the country a “nation in chains,” and the oppressive nature of the Islamic Republic regime headed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi speaks at the 2025 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy. (UN Watch)

Pahlavi also slammed the Islamic Republic’s use of embassies and cultural centers to target dissidents abroad. This tactic was thrust into the spotlight with the regime’s alleged targeting of President Donald Trump and its plot to kill New York-based Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad, a fierce critic of the regime in Teheran.

“Whatever I do, it seems that hurts the Islamic Republic very bad, and that’s why they want me dead,” Alinejad said during an appearance on “The Story” in November 2024. “I don’t want to die. I want to fight against tyranny. I want to fight against this regime, and I want to be alive to see the end of this regime.”

Upon Trump’s inauguration, Pahlavi wrote a letter to the president asking him to facilitate what he calls the “Cyrus Accords.” Pahlavi believes Trump can “transform the Middle East and the world” through a new agreement similar to the Abraham Accords, except the Cyrus Accords would include a “free Iran.”

Attendees of the 2025 Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy.

The Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy, where Pahlavi spoke on Tuesday, is held annually around the time of the UN Human Rights Council session. Dissidents, activists and more are given a platform at the summit to speak against human rights abuses and undemocratic practices taking place across the globe.