With the Israel-Iran conflict intensifying, many observers believe the current airstrikes could trigger significant political change in Iran.

Iranian Americans and Israeli officials are increasingly calling for regime change, pushing for a more democratic and transparent government.

In an interview with Maria Bartiromo, exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi stated that the regime’s downfall is “only a matter of time” and that Iranians have “a tremendous opportunity” for change.

Pahlavi, speaking on , said the “ultimate solution to the problem is for this regime to no longer be there.”

Beverly Hills, California, plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian left Iran with her family when she was six years old.

The decision to leave was prompted by the oppressive changes following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, particularly concerning the treatment of women.

Nazarian told Digital that her parents wanted a better future for her and her sister, free from the restrictions of Iranian society, and she believes all Iranians “want the fall of this regime.”

“Everyone is thankful to Israel for taking out these brutal Islamist theocrats who have been implicit in raping, torturing, jailing, murdering, and for 45 years, so I think we’re all on the same page that this regime needs to go,” Nazarian said.

Israeli Prime Minister said on Sunday that Iranian regime change “could certainly be the result” of the escalating conflict, urging citizens to seize the “opportunity.”

“80% of the people will throw these theological thugs out. I mean, they murder them. They oppress them for 46 years. They yearn for freedom… they shoot women because their hair is uncovered, they shoot students,” Netanyahu stated.

Israel has inflicted significant damage on Tehran’s military leadership, eliminating key military figures and scientists, and targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure.

Both Nazarian and Pahlavi suggest the regime is at its weakest point and encourage the Iranian military to capitalize on the situation.

“I do think that it’s going to take some sort of force of power, whether it’s the military. Presenting a coup or others in the region that are armed. For example, the Kurds in the mountainside, helping the populace overthrow this paper tiger regime,” Nazarian explained.

She emphasized that Americans need to recognize the regime’s differing values.

“They value martyrdom and death. If that isn’t a 180 difference in core value, I don’t know what is. They don’t want to be American. They chant death to America. Americans think it is the right way and the right path and so humane, they view it as actually stupidity,” Nazarian stated.

Former Ambassador at Large for International Sam Brownback argued that the U.S. must support regime change in Iran.

“Our government should provide maximum support—diplomatic, economic, and technological—to help Iranians overthrow their oppressors and establish a government that respects human rights and ,” Brownback said.

Nazarian expressed her gratitude for President ‘s recognition of the necessity to maintain a firm stance against the Iranian regime.

“We appreciate that President Trump understands, unlike his predecessors, there is no negotiating with the Iranian regime,” Nazarian said.

She added, “The only language this regime understands is force and power. They see negotiations and diplomacy as weakness and a delay tactic to be able to do whatever it is they want to do, enrich their uranium, become a nuclear power.”

Nazarian says a diplomatic approach “just delays tactics with this regime and every Iranian in the diaspora understands this.”

Early Monday morning local time, Iran rejected ceasefire negotiations, according to a Reuters report.

The Iranians and Omani mediators communicated that Iran would only negotiate after completing its response to the Israeli pre-emptive strikes.

Nazarian mentioned speaking with President Trump at a rally in Philadelphia while campaigning for Persian Jewish Americans.

“I told him the Persian Jews of Los Angeles love you, and they thank you. He looked me straight in the eye, and he said, ‘I’m going to be the best president the Jews have ever known,'” Nazarian recounted.

Nazarian said that while growing up in Iran, despite her , her family never openly discussed their Jewish identity due to restrictions on religious expression and fear of severe consequences.