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Iran National Council for Free Elections (Persian: شورای ملی ایران برای انتخابات آزاد), also called the Iran National Council (INC; Persian: شورای ملی ایران, romanizedŠurā-ye melli-e Irān) or the National Council of Iran (NCI), is a political umbrella group headquartered in Paris, France. It serves as part of the Iranian opposition to the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, with Reza Pahlavi acting as its spokesman. Pahlavi, who lives in the United States, is the former Crown Prince of Iran and is the son of the deposed Shah, and previously declared himself to be the new "Reza Shah II" in exile in 1980, following the 1979 revolution and the death of his father.

The "self-styled" National Council claims to represent religious and ethnic minorities, as well as monarchists and republicans. According to Kenneth Katzman, in 2017, the group which was established with over 30 groups in 2013 had suffered defections and its activity level appeared minimal.[needs update]

Pahlavi has repeatedly rejected the idea of forcibly restoring a monarchy, or enacting absolute rule. Instead, he supports holding free elections to create a constituent assembly that will decide Iran's future government; whether that means enacting a constitutional monarchy or creating a new republic.

Discussions and enthusiasm regarding an Iranian governmental transition were rejuvenated by the 2025–2026 Iranian protests, the subsequent 2026 Iran massacres and the killing of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei by Israeli missile strikes. During the 2026 Iran War, chairman, spokesman and founder Reza Pahlavi announced his readiness to return to Iran and potentially assume transitional leadership.

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