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Outside Iran, the most recognizable opposition figure remains Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last Shah, but experts say questions about his plan and the country's history with monarchy have limited any clear consensus around him.
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The Iranian regime has refused to acknowledge Mr. Pahlavi’s claimed title of crown prince and calls him a “monarchist terrorist.” After his father’s death, a royal court in exile announced that Mr. Pahlavi assumed the role of the shah on Oct. 31, 1980, his 20th birthday.
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