Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to convene summit of ‘national cooperation' on Iran
Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi announced on Tuesday that he will "convene a summit of national cooperation" on Iran sometime "in the coming weeks."
The "gathering will be held in Europe, and invitations are currently being sent out," Pahlavi wrote on X/Twitter.
"I invite those forces who believe in the three principles of Iran's territorial integrity, individual freedoms and equality of all citizens, and the separation of religion from government, and who respect the Iranian people's right to choose the form of their future democracy, to participate in this conference," he added.
"Our goal is to expand our national cooperation and present a roadmap for a democratic transition and the reconstruction of the country," he concluded.
Pahlavi has been actively supporting Iranian dissidents, particularly since Israel conducted Operation Rising Lion, striking Iranian military and nuclear facilities.
Pahlavi released a video on June 17 in which he stated that plans are in place for a 100-day transitional period if the Islamic Republic regime falls, adding that 'The Islamic Republic has reached its end and is in the process of collapsing.'
On June 23, he held a press conference in Paris, calling for regime change in Iran and announcing that he would be forming an opposition front, referring to this as Iran's "Berlin Wall moment."
A trusted source still in Tehran told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that 'The people of Iran were not upset when the attack on the regime began. On the contrary, they rejoiced as regime leaders were eliminated one by one. Their question was never, 'Why did this war start?' but rather: 'Why did it stop? Why didn't it continue? Why were we abandoned?''
Alex Winston and Yuval Barnea contributed to this report.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Bloomberg
an hour ago
- Bloomberg
UK Moves to Ban NDAs to Hide Misconduct Cases, Guardian Reports
The UK government is moving to ban employers deploying nondisclosure agreements to muzzle workers who have been victims of misconduct on the job, the Guardian reported on Monday. Under the reforms being prepared as part of broader employee rights legislation by Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government, any NDA that tried to head off complaints of workplace discrimination or harassment would be unenforceable, the newspaper reported.
Bloomberg
an hour ago
- Bloomberg
Iran Supreme Leader Hints at Change to Unite Country
For almost four decades Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has defined his rule and Iran's place in the world through his hostility to Israel and the US. Last month that enmity culminated in a military attack on the Islamic Republic when Israel launched heavy airstrikes on Tehran and across the country. The assault embarrassed the leadership, which had been caught off guard, and while the Supreme Leader survived the 12-day conflict and a US bombing raid on Iran's key nuclear sites, more than 1,000 Iranians, mostly civilians, didn't. Some of Iran's most powerful military figures were assassinated. The fallout has intensified scrutiny of the 86-year-old cleric — the ultimate authority in Iran — and raised questions about how long he can remain in power, who or what might replace him and what that means for a country at the heart of the Middle East with an economy sapped by years of sanctions.
Bloomberg
an hour ago
- Bloomberg
UK Officials Kept in Dark About Problems Plaguing Economic Data
UK officials were kept in the dark over a crucial report detailing major cultural failings at the statistics body that contributed to the breakdown of official unemployment data. Robert Chote, chair of the UK Statistics Authority, said on Tuesday that he was not told about an internal probe into the concerns at the Office for National Statistics and only found out by chance more than a year later. The UKSA Board oversees the ONS, which produces the official economic data that have been plagued by a crisis of confidence in their accuracy.
