Iran’s exiled prince has warned Western powers against appeasing the Islamic Republic's new president, saying the Iranian people would view it as a betrayal of their struggle for freedom.
Iran International: "The people of Iran will view any attempts to appease this new lackey (Masoud Pezeshkian) as a treacherous offense to their ongoing movement for liberation and a shameful abdication of moral leadership," Prince Reza Pahlavi said in a post on his X account on Saturday.
Masoud Pezeshkian won the July 5th runoff election with a turnout of less than 50%. In his first post-election speech, he thanked Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, saying, "If it wasn't for him, I don't think my name would have easily come out of these (ballot) boxes."
Prince Reza Pahlavi referred to the election as a "fraudulent" attempt to legitimize a dictatorship, highlighting the Iranian nation’s rejection of the process.