My dear compatriots, The great nation of Iran,

To all of you who stood for freedom and the reclamation of Iran over these 100 days; who, with sacrifice, stood firm against bullets and, over the past 40 days, braved the threat of bombardment—I send my salutations.

I know that the news of the two-week ceasefire between the Islamic Republic and America and Israel has disheartened many of you.

But today is not a time for despair, but for greater faith in victory.
What happened over these 40 days is precisely in line with the very demands that the Iranian nation made of the international community and, after pouring out their blood in Iran's streets, shouted once more in the Global Day of Action demonstrations on February 14 (February 25 in the Persian calendar).

The blows struck against the Islamic Republic in just 40 days are unprecedented, and irreparable for this regime. The elimination of Ali Khamenei, the killer of tens of thousands of brave Iranians, is in itself a historic achievement for our nation. Beyond him, dozens of commanders and key perpetrators of repression in the IRGC, Basij, and the regime's intelligence apparatus have also been removed. Thousands of repressive forces have been annihilated.
The command-and-control structure for repression has been paralyzed and shattered. Military infrastructure—not built to defend Iran, but to export terrorism and instability—has been destroyed. The regime's financial resources for domestic repression and overseas terrorism have been severely curtailed. The Islamic Republic is more isolated and despised in the region and the world today than ever before.

What remains for this regime is to rely on foreign mercenaries and a bloodthirsty, blood-soaked minority whose interests lie in its survival; a regime that has suffered a harsh defeat in the field of reality, yet, by cutting off the internet to 90 million Iranians and through its machinery of lies, still strikes poses of victory and chants boasts. Those who claimed they would never accept a ceasefire have today lost both their leader and commanders, lost the war, accepted the ceasefire, and been dragged to the negotiating table for complete surrender.

But we knew from the start that the Islamic Republic would not fall merely through the elimination of its command and the weakening of its repressive apparatus via airstrikes. That is why, in every message to you, I emphasized that it is we, the Iranian nation, who must deliver the final blow to this weakened regime and bring it down.

I want you to know that I am closely monitoring your situation in Iran. I know the Islamic Republic has been greatly weakened, but its capacity for repression has not been entirely eliminated.
My sole aim is for the final action to topple the Islamic Republic to come at the least possible human cost. The life of each and every one of you is precious to me. So, I ask you to remain patient, protect yourselves, and, with faith in victory and full readiness, await the decisive moment. In the meantime, I and all our compatriots abroad will, with all our strength, raise your demand—the end of the Islamic Republic—as our rallying cry.

Have faith that no force in the world can stand against the power of a united nation.
This time, the Islamic Republic has no escape route, no chance for survival; and by the mighty hands of you, the great nation of Iran, it will be overthrown.

Long live Iran,
Reza Pahlavi

1:35 PM · Apr 8, 2026