Research Briefing

Iran stands at a defining moment in its modern history. After more than four decades under the theocratic rule of the Islamic Republic, the convergence of deepening internal dissent and shifting geopolitical currents has created an historic opportunity for meaningful and lasting change. In light of this, we put forward a strategic proposal: the formation of a Transitional Government-in-Exile, founded upon the legal and constitutional framework of Iran’s 1906 Constitution, and headquartered — symbolically and securely — on property in Tel Aviv originally purchased by His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.

This initiative is no mere gesture of protest. It is a serious political undertaking aimed at transferring moral and institutional legitimacy away from a regime that has long forfeited both. What is proposed here is not the restoration of monarchy, but the reassertion of lawful sovereignty — through a transitional regency under the moral auspices of the Pahlavi legacy, pending the eventual reconstitution of democratic governance in Iran.