Adams meets Pahlavi in Paris as US-Iran war pauses
World Jewish Congress president and exiled crown prince discuss a future without the Islamic Republic.
Adams meets Pahlavi in Paris as US-Iran war pauses — Silvan Adams, President of the World Jewish Congress in Israel, met today in Paris with exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi. Adams said he believes a change in Iran will happen "in the very near future" and that the entire Jewish people supports Pahlavi's vision. Pahlavi replied that Iran and Israel share a 2,500-year biblical connection.[^1] The meeting comes as the US-Iran war, which began on February 28, has paused. The US halted its air campaign after two weeks of massive strikes on targets along the coast of the Strait of Hormuz.[^2] One analysis suggests the delay in American strikes is not due to a desire for negotiations, but to wait for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.[^3] Trump, according to the same source, is trying to achieve three conflicting goals: victory, zero casualties, and no economic harm.[^4] The cost imbalance of the conflict is stark: Iranian kamikaze drones cost $20-50k, while a single US interceptor launch costs between $1.5 and $4 million.[^5] US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz called reports of a missile shortage 'nonsense' and blamed the previous Biden administration for depleting stocks. Meanwhile, Houthi politburo member Mohammed al-Bukhaiti announced successes in the naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, asserting that the Bab el-Mandeb Strait is completely closed to Saudi maritime traffic. Likud infighting and resignations: coalition strains surface — Police Commissioner Danny Levy warned in closed conversations that politicization of the Police Internal Investigations Department (Mahash) could deter officers from investigating public corruption cases, according to Maariv.[^1] Levy's concern is that officers who have seen what happened to those who investigated corruption in the past will hesitate to engage in such investigations for fear of being investigated by Mahash the next day. The warning comes on the day a law was approved that critics say politicizes Mahash. Dr. Yifat Ben-Hai Segev, chair of the Second Authority council, appeared on Channel 14's 'Patriots' program this evening (Sunday) and revealed she had resigned