The term “freedom fighters” is so often abused that at times it’s hard to take it seriously. Plenty of goblins agitating for one form of totalitarian rule or another have claimed to be freedom fighters: Communists, Islamists, even your run-of-the-mill American leftist nutcases like the ones we’re seeing making fools of themselves in places like Minneapolis and Portland, right now.
However, the ongoing rebellion in Iran is the real deal. The Iranian people are in the streets, demanding their liberation from the cabal of Bronze-Age barbarians that have driven Iran to ruin, most especially from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. These are for-real freedom fighters, and at the moment, it looks like they’re winning.
The son of the late Shah, who was deposed in 1979 in the Islamic Revolution that started Iran down this dark road, has emerged as a key figure supporting this resistance. On Saturday, Reza Pahlavi took to X to offer support to the rebels – and to promise to return to Iran.
بدانید که تنها نیستید. هممیهنانتان در سراسر جهان، صدای شما را با افتخار فریاد میزنند که حتما تصاویر حضور پرشمار و گسترده آنها را از طریق صفحه تلویزیون میبینید. دنیا امروز کنار انقلاب ملی شما ایستاده است و شهامت شما را تحسین میکند. بهویژه پرزیدنت ترامپ، به عنوان رهبر جهان… pic.twitter.com/D3JjErJ7QM
— Reza Pahlavi (@PahlaviReza) January 11, 2026
Translated from Persian, the post reads:
Know that you are not alone. Your compatriots around the world are proudly shouting your voice, and you must surely see images of their numerous and widespread presence through your television screen. The world today stands beside your national revolution and admires your courage. In particular, President Trump, as the leader of the free world, has carefully observed your indescribable bravery and has announced that he is ready to help you.
Do not abandon the streets. My heart is with you. I know that I will soon be by your side.
He’s got some high-profile support, too. Author J.K. Rowling has weighed in:
If you claim to support human rights yet can’t bring yourself to show solidarity with those fighting for their liberty in Iran, you’ve revealed yourself. You don’t give a damn about people being oppressed and brutalised so long as it’s being done by the enemies of your enemies. pic.twitter.com/eK3jjh3pD6
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) January 11, 2026
And in London, at the Iranian Embassy, the flag of the Islamic Republic was torn down and replaced by the old (and, maybe soon, the new) Iranian flag.
WOW.
Someone tore down the islamic flag at the Iranian embassy in London and raised the old flag of Iran before the islamic regime took over the country.pic.twitter.com/aByZt0YblC
— PeterSweden (@PeterSweden7) January 10, 2026
There have been many attempts to toss the mullahs out on their antiquated keisters before. But this time, it looks like it’s happening. The theocracy may not go quietly, but that’s fine, as long as they go.
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For 47 years, Iran has suffered under the heel of as vicious a band of barbarians as ever repressed a nation and its people. It’s taken some time, but the people of Iran have had enough; never underestimate the possibilities of a people who have realized they have nothing left to lose. The fall of the Islamic Republic will have earth-shattering implications, not just in Persia, not just in the Middle East, but around the world, and we in the United States should throw the rebels every bit of support we can.
We may well soon see the dawn of a new day in Iran. And when Reza Pahlavi returns to Iran, we’ll know that the sun is over the horizon.
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