https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2026\/02\/24\/reza-pahlavi-iran-trump-00793877?ICID=ref_fark<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"“Pahlavi allies have crafted a hefty plan for a post-Islamist Iran, called the Iran Prosperity Project. It envisions an emergency phase in the wake of the regime\u2019s fall during which Pahlavi and his aides say keeping the country stable will be crucial. But that emergency phase plan also gives the leader of the transition \u2014 presumably Pahlavi \u2014 significant power that makes some activists nervous.<\/p>\n
While Pahlavi has long called for a secular democracy in Iran, he has also said Iranians should decide what type of government they want. The Prosperity Project envisions Iranians eventually having a choice between a \u201cdemocratic monarchy\u201d and a \u201cdemocratic republic.\u201d”<\/p>\n
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