N12 reports that Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi met with Sylvan Adams, president of the World Jewish Congress-Israel, in Paris. Pahlavi said that thousands of Iranians have been killed recently, and they died for freedom, not for a strait or a nuclear deal.
New details from the meeting between Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Sylvan Adams, president of the World Jewish Congress-Israel, emerged Sunday evening, with Pahlavi stating that thousands of Iranians have died for freedom, not for a strait or a nuclear deal. The quote, reported by N12, frames the Iranian people's sacrifices as a domestic struggle for liberty, in implicit contrast to the Islamic Republic's focus on regional conflicts and nuclear ambitions.
Earlier Sunday, The Zioneer reported at 18:12 Jerusalem that the two met in Paris, based on the same N12 report. That initial account highlighted Adams' gift of two Jerusalem-stone mezuzahs intended for future Israeli embassies in Tehran and Jerusalem, and Adams' hope for an Israeli embassy in Tehran after the fall of the regime. Pahlavi thanked Israelis and Jewish communities worldwide for supporting the Iranian people's struggle. The new quote adds a clearer ideological dimension to his remarks, though both reports originate from a single source — N12 — with no independent corroboration yet.
As The Zioneer reported on July 4, Pahlavi previously addressed foreign dignitaries at the funeral of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, stating that the Iranian people are not mourning but are furious over the deaths of over 40,000 Iranians he says were killed by the regime in January. That earlier statement similarly emphasized the regime's domestic oppression. The new statement aligns with Pahlavi's consistent message that the Iranian struggle is for freedom, not for the regime's foreign policy objectives.
The claim that thousands of Iranians have been killed recently is attributed to Pahlavi and has not been independently verified. No official statement from Pahlavi or Adams beyond the N12 report has been released. The precise timing and location of the Paris meeting remain as reported by N12.
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