"Cyrus Covenant": The surprising vision of the exiled prince Pahlavi for relations with Israel

The exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi received the 'King Solomon Award' at a Jewish conference in Krakow, sharply attacked the ayatollahs' regime, and presented a vision for renewing the partnership between Iran and Israel under the name 'Cyrus Covenant'.

The exiled Iranian crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, received the 'King Solomon Award' at a Jewish conference in Krakow, sharply attacked the ayatollahs' regime, and presented a vision for renewing the partnership between Iran and Israel under the name 'Cyrus Covenant'. Pahlavi opened his remarks by thanking the reception and emphasizing the importance of honoring the victims of the Holocaust, claiming that there is a direct line between Nazi ideology and the Iranian regime. According to him, the Iranian people are the first victims of the regime, and the struggle is for the freedom of all humanity. He proposed the 'Cyrus Covenant' as an extension of the Abraham Accords, arguing that a liberated Iran would return to being a strategic partner of Israel. Additionally, the chairman of the European Jewish Association, Rabbi Menachem Margolin, delivered a forceful speech about the fear experienced by Jews on the continent and the gap between leaders' declarations and reality. Margolin presented Pahlavi with the award in recognition of his leadership.