Exiled Iranian Prince Warns Current US-Iran Deal Is Just a Pause Before Next War

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Iranian opposition leader and son of the last Shah, sharply criticized the recent US-Iran agreement in an interview with Euronews on Thursday. He described the deal as a strategic and moral mistake that effectively gives the Iranian regime a lifeline to regroup and rearm. Pahlavi stated, "Any arrangement that leaves remnants of the regime in power is not a peace agreement; it is merely a pause before the next war."

He highlighted the regime's true intentions by pointing to the execution of two protesters just hours after the deal was signed, underscoring the regime's ongoing brutality. The protests, which erupted in December due to severe hyperinflation, have been met with harsh repression. Official Iranian figures report around 3,117 deaths, but the HRANA organization estimates at least 7,007 killed, with some unofficial counts reaching up to 40,000.

Pahlavi also condemned European governments for their policy of appeasement toward Tehran, accusing them of enabling the regime despite its oppression of dissidents on European soil, holding European hostages, and supplying Russia with drones for the war in Ukraine. He urged Europe to expel Iranian regime ambassadors and refuse to legitimize any agreement that preserves the Revolutionary Guards' power structure.

According to Pahlavi, regional stability will only be achieved with the end of the Islamic regime, which would cut funding to Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis, and open a new chapter of peace with Israel and Iran's neighbors. He expressed confidence that regardless of foreign diplomats' decisions, the Iranian people will ultimately overthrow the regime, which he described as weak, divided, and isolated more than ever.