Reza Pahlavi's Meeting With Manoto TV Staff

He said that for the first time since the Iranian revolution in 1979 the factors are in place for the Islamic Republic to be ousted. “I think the alignment of stars is now there. The opportunity is right in front of us,” he underlined. Not only have the “reformists of yesteryear” from within Iran now come around to the idea of total regime change, but the West has also warmed to the idea, he stressed.