Iran’s exiled prince Reza Pahlavi urged world leaders, together with US President Donald Trump, to face with Iranians of their wrestle for freedom in an handle marking their New 12 months on Thursday.
“Collectively, we are able to dismantle the Islamic Republic and finish a long time of world terror, blackmail, and hostage-taking,” he mentioned within the video, titled A Norooz Message to the World: Think about a New Iran.
“I lengthen our hand in friendship and partnership— to our neighbors from Israel and the Arab states, to our steadfast allies within the West, together with President Trump and america, and to leaders throughout Europe and the G7,” he added.
Pahlavi’s remarks come amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, following an ultimatum from Trump, who despatched a letter to Iran’s Supreme Chief Ali Khamenei proposing direct negotiations for a brand new nuclear settlement or face potential navy penalties.
Khamenei rejected Trump’s letter final week as misleading, saying Trump’s calls for would intensify sanctions and enhance stress on Iran.
“A free Iran is now not a distant dream; it’s a actuality being solid as we speak by the palms of its personal individuals,” Pahlavi mentioned. “The query shouldn’t be whether or not Iran can be free, however which nations can be with us within the combat and make our victory sweeter.”
He framed the autumn of the Islamic Republic as a turning level for world safety, arguing that Iran’s present management has fueled instability throughout the Center East and past.
“This new actuality will profoundly profit not solely Iranians however residents in every single place—from the cities of America to the capitals of Europe, from Israel to the Arab world.”
Calling himself a servant of the Iranian individuals, he declared his dedication to main what he described as historic change, promising a transparent and actionable plan to dismantle the Islamic Republic.
Whereas Pahlavi’s supporters view him as a unifying determine within the opposition, some Iranians—significantly these skeptical of monarchy—specific reservations about his political imaginative and prescient for Iran’s future.
Pahlavi has made clear in interviews, together with in an interview with the German outlet Spiegel, that he doesn’t advocate for both a monarchy or a republic, emphasizing that the Iranian individuals ought to decide their future governance via a democratic vote.
Tens of 1000’s of Iranians gathered at main historic websites throughout the nation on Thursday to mark Nowruz, chanting national and pro-monarchy slogans in defiance of the Islamic authorities.
“Think about the Center East liberated from the shadow of nuclear blackmail and threats. Think about our area with out countless proxy wars, extremist ideologies, and terrorism—all pushed by a regime whose insurance policies have precipitated mass migration, instability, and struggling far past Iran’s borders,” he added.
