Iranian opposition figure and former crown prince Reza Pahlavi said in a new interview posted Thursday that 40,000 Iranians have died for freedom and democracy — not for a nuclear deal, oil trade, or the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Telegram message from a monitored Israeli channel. Pahlavi also accused the Iranian regime of being responsible for an attack that killed more than 150 children on the first day of the war, the post said.
Iranian opposition figure and former crown prince Reza Pahlavi spoke out in a new interview circulating on Israeli-monitored channels Thursday afternoon, arguing that the 40,000 Iranians who have died in the current conflict died for freedom and democracy — not for a nuclear deal or the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Pahlavi also directly accused the Iranian regime of responsibility for a strike that killed more than 150 children on the first day of the war, according to the Telegram post. The interview was also referenced alongside a column by Israeli commentator Dr. Guy Bechor, who questioned whether President Trump has abandoned the principles he himself set. As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday at 12:00, Pahlavi made similar remarks in an interview with ITV News, saying the same 40,000 figure and noting that the Iranian people's aspirations for freedom were absent from ongoing negotiations. The new interview adds a fresh reiteration of that message alongside the explicit child-casualty accusation. Pahlavi has been an increasingly prominent voice in international criticism of the nuclear framework being negotiated between Washington and Tehran.
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