Iran’s Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who has been in exile for nearly 50 years, has been positioning himself as a player in his country’s future amid the ongoing anti-government protests in Iran. He issued a direct appeal to United States President Donald Trump, praising him as a "man of peace" and urging to support Iranians in their protest against the Ayatollah Khamenei regime. Pahlavi said that the Iranians know that Trump "will not abandon them like Obama and Biden." "After the fall of this terrorist regime, they will be your best partner for peace and prosperity.