Prince Reza Pahlavi in Conversation with Dasha Burns at the Politico Security Summit, Washington, May 12, 2026

At the annual Politico Security Summit in Washington, D.C. on May 12, 2026, Prince Reza Pahlavi spoke in conversation with Dasha Burns about the war the regime has waged on the Iranian people for 47 years, its proxy networks and sleeper cells in Europe and the US, and the failure of appeasement. The Office of Prince Reza Pahlavi has published excerpts from the conversation.

“The real war that the regime started against our people 47 years ago has never stopped. There has never been a ceasefire for the people of Iran.”

“The regime’s proxies are not limited to the Middle East. They maintain networks and sleeper cells operating in Europe and the US that aim to brainwash and radicalize people.”

“The biggest flaw in the foreign policy rationale of many Western countries has been the belief that the regime’s behavior can change. But appeasement has failed.”

“The Islamic Republic is a menace to the entire free world, not just to the Iranian people and the nations of the Middle East. It is a wounded beast, and this opportunity should be taken to end it, rather than to give it another chance to lash out.”