Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Iranian crown prince and longtime opposition figure, urged Iranians to stay vigilant and prepare for what he called a decisive moment in the country’s history.

In his address to the Iranian people and the nation’s security forces, Pahlavi cast the intervention as a historic opportunity, framing it as a “humanitarian intervention” against the Islamic Republic’s leadership rather than against the Iranian people. 

“The aid that the President of the United States promised to the brave people of Iran has now arrived,” he said.

"But, even with the arrival of this aid, the final victory will still be forged by our hands. It is we, the people of Iran, who will finish the job in this final battle. The time to return to the streets is near," he added.

Pahlavi’s message came hours after coordinated strikes by the United States and Israel targeted key sites in Tehran and other areas of Iran, triggering explosions that were widely reported across the capital and prompting retaliatory fire from Iranian forces. 

Despite external military pressure, Pahlavi emphasized that the ultimate outcome would depend on Iranians themselves. 

“Even with the arrival of this aid, the final victory will still be forged by our hands,” he declared, calling on citizens to be prepared to return to the streets at a moment he will announce.