Davod Pahlavi is the grandson of Shahpur Alireza Pahlavi, son of Reza Shah and brother of the late Shah. He is 52 years old and lives in Switzerland. In a conversation with the Italian newspaper Libro, in response to the question of whether there is an alternative to the Islamic Republic, he said: “There is an alternative, the people of Iran are united in the fight for freedom more than ever before. It is true that the more the government feels threatened, the more violent it becomes, but more violence means that the regime sees its power in danger.