Exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi: Transition Plan and the Fight for Iran's Freedom

Alright, everybody. Welcome back to part two of the All In podcast, episode 263. We promised you a part two because we are very lucky that my dear friend, Sharvin Pishevar, was able to set up a very important historic interview for us today. None other than Prince Reza Pahlavi is here, and we have a limited amount of time with you, Reza. And, may I call you Reza, or should I call you Prince Reza? Bye. Thank you. Thank you for driving me on your program. It it's great to have you. And this is a moment, I think, you've been waiting forty seven, close to fifty years for, which is we are, at this moment in time, looking at, potentially the people of Iran being free. You left the country and, when you were 17 years old to become a pilot, and now you are looking to help your people with the transition post this military activity, this operation, essentially a war that's going on right now that we all hope gets resolved quickly. I think people would love to know what is your vision for Iran post this, military action. Well, thank you again for the opportunity. Before I get into that, I wanted to simply, stress the importance of this intervention that to us was like a rescue mission. It was literally an, humanitarian intervention to protect more lives that would otherwise be lost under this extremely brutal and repressive regime that as you know, has massacred as of late, tens of thousands of innocent and unarmed citizens. In order to equalize the playing field, this was a much needed intervention that a lot of Iranians asked for, and fortunately, it did happen. But what's the next step? Where are we headed to? The most obvious question will be once the regime collapses, how do we manage the transition? I've stepped in to lead this transition with the help of many of my compatriots from various sectors. We believe that a a stable transition will lead to, a, address the immediate needs of the country, but then set the country on a path of redevelopment and reconstruction, which is, of course, something that we were always hoping for that could not have happened under this, corrupt mafia like regime. Iran should have been, had it not been for the revolution, today's South Korea of the region. Instead, it has become the North Korea of the region. Why? Not because our people are not gifted or talented or capable, not because we lack, natural resources. It's simply because of a corrupt bad management and a regime that basically took our country hostage, used it as a launching pad to export an ideology, and that's why we are here today. A different Iran, a democratic secular Iran, would first and foremost bring about the opportunities to our nation, but it will open Iran for business again. Iran is one of the most untapped, economic, opportunities of the twenty …