Council of Iranian Canadians

Strengthening🇨🇦diversity by promoting Iranian heritage. We stand with the brave people of Iran and @PahlaviReza #IraniansStandWithIsreal

[Reza Pahlavi Communications @PahlaviComms]

Statement Regarding Recent Social Media Clips from Prince Reza Pahlavi’s Reuters Interview:

Yesterday a short clip of Prince Reza Pahlavi’s recent hour-long interview with Reuters was shared on social media. In it, he refers to his strategy of seeking defections from the Islamic Republic to ensure a more peaceful transition. The clip was cut and shared out of context and does not reflect the entirety of the Prince’s position and defections strategy.

The Prince has always believed that criminal elements of the regime should face justice for their crimes but that those who wish to join the movement against the regime, be part of a peaceful transition, and help build Iran’s future, should be welcomed.

In June 2025, in order to streamline and professionalize this process the Prince announced the “National Cooperation” platform. The platform, monitored and managed by a team of technology, data, and security professionals, allowed for the processing of a far greater number and a more strenuous vetting of potential defectors. The platform was broadcast into Iran via the most-watched satellite broadcast in the country, Iran International.

In the months that followed, tens of thousands signed up for the platform from across Iran’s political, military, and bureaucratic institutions. Thousands were members of the armed forces. Others occupied positions in civil institutions. Among those were senior regime and military officials, verified by their national identification cards. Others were members of the armed forces who were later killed in the January 8th and 9th uprising. All were keen to break from the regime and support the national movement against it.

The “National Cooperation” platform has since been updated and improved and continues to engage potential defectors across the state apparatus. More information will be provided on this platform in the coming weeks.

This background gives relevant, additional context to the specific answer the Prince gave to a specific question, regarding an interview he gave in 2018, both of which are reflected below:

“QUESTION:

You've said in a 2018 interview on Iran International that you've had dialogues with members of the IRGC and the Basij. More recently, you've asked some of them to defect.

What exactly is your position on the IRGC?

PRINCE REZA PAHLAVI:
Again, that's a great question. Thank you for asking it, because a lot of things have to be clarified.

After the Green Movement, and closer to the time when the Woman, Life, Freedom movement began, I started receiving direct messages on social media from people saying, 'I'm a Basiji in Mashhad,' or, 'I'm a member of the IRGC in such and such place. We hate this regime. We're not with them. We're looking for an opportunity to break away,' and so on.

When I told the media that I was in touch with elements like that, it was in that context. It's not that I was talking to the IRGC command. Not at all.

But there were elements of the Basij, the Sepah, and of course the military as well, who would communicate with me discreetly, as a sign that this was their position...”

The Prince remains firm in his belief that the Islamic Republic will be defeated with national cooperation, national solidarity, and national unity bringing together Iranians of all backgrounds and will continue and expand his efforts to secure political and military defections from the criminal regime as a means to bring about the end of its reign of terror.

[Avideh Motmaen-Far 🇨🇦🎗️ אבידה מוטמנפר @AvidehM]

I will proudly stand anytime with my friend, His Excellency @MoedIddo and Naheed Nenshi and his Jew-haters and all the other antisemites and Israel haters should get used to it!
#IraniansStandWithIsrael

[Avideh Motmaen-Far 🇨🇦🎗️ אבידה מוטמנפר @AvidehM]

Iran signed a nuclear ceasefire in June — then spent 18 days violating it. Missiles at U.S. bases. Ships hit in Hormuz. Concrete trucks rebuilding the sites they swore to freeze.
Same 47-year playbook: talk peace, buy time, strike. What's changed is the answer — strength, not appeasement.
A regime this weak and this hated isn't built to last. Read my weekly deep dive on Iran 🔗 https://t.co/2yBeF3wuoE

#IranianStandWithUSArmy #ForeignPolicy #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast

[Avideh Motmaen-Far 🇨🇦🎗️ אבידה מוטמנפר @AvidehM]

A Regime That Signs in Ink and Fights in Blood
Let us be honest about what happened. In the spring, after a war the United States and Israel launched on February 28 to gut Iran's nuclear and missile programs, the regime agreed to a memorandum of understanding meant to stabilize the Gulf and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran signed. Then Iran cheated. Over the past week, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps attacked three commercial vessels near the strait, set a container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it, struck a Qatari LNG carrier, and then had the audacity to declare the strait "closed until further notice." When a regime signs a peace deal and then blockades a fifth of the world's seaborne oil, it is not seeking coexistence. It is testing whether America still has the will to say no.
President Trump gave the answer. He declared the ceasefire "over," and U.S. Central Command struck roughly 140 Iranian targets in a single wave — missile and drone launch sites, naval assets, ammunition depots, communications nodes, and coastal surveillance posts — the largest of three rounds this week. The Treasury Department cancelled Iran's oil-sale authorization and reimposed sanctions. This is what deterrence looks like when it is credible: swift, disproportionate, and unapologetic.
Read more at https://t.co/BPHeX32Hod
#IranWar‌ #IranMassacre‌2026

[Avideh Motmaen-Far 🇨🇦🎗️ אבידה מוטמנפר @AvidehM]

In the wake of PM Carney's willingness to re-open the islamic republic's Embassy in Canada, I think this is worth reading my latest here at Macdonald Laurier Institute.

[Reza Pahlavi @PahlaviReza]

I am deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Senator Lindsey Graham, a steadfast friend of the Iranian people and a proud defender of freedom.

At moments when moral clarity was required, Senator Graham stood on the right side. When friends were seldom found, he stood alongside the people of Iran in their struggle against tyranny.

He used his voice to ensure that the voices of those fighting for justice were heard in the halls of power. His support for Iran’s Lion and Sun Revolution earned him the title “Uncle Lindsey” among Iranians. He will be remembered with profound gratitude and deep respect.

We extend our deepest condolences to Senator Graham’s family, loved ones, colleagues, and the people of South Carolina and the United States.

May he rest in peace and may others carry on the fight for freedom.

[Avideh Motmaen-Far 🇨🇦🎗️ אבידה מוטמנפר @AvidehM]

My latest today on why the Embassy of the terror regime must stay shut in Ottawa!
Drop your thoughts and let me know what you think.
Read more https://t.co/dTJHKHHKZF

#IranWar‌
#IranMassacre‌2026

[Reza Pahlavi @PahlaviReza]

از درگذشت ناگهانی سناتور لینزی گراهام، دوست ثابت‌قدم مردم ایران و مدافع سربلند آزادی، بسیار متاثر شدم.

در لحظاتی که به شفافیت و قاطعیت اخلاقی نیاز بود، سناتور گراهام در سمت درست ایستاد. در روزهایی که دوستان و همراهان مردم ایران اندک بودند، او در مبارزه با استبداد، در کنار آنان ایستاد.

او از جایگاه و نفوذ خود بهره گرفت تا صدای مبارزان راه عدالت در مراکز قدرت شنیده شود.

ایرانیان حمایت‌های سناتور گراهام را در جریان انقلاب شیروخورشید هرگز فراموش نمی‌کنند، و یاد او را همواره با سپاس و احترامی عمیق گرامی خواهند داشت.

مراتب تسلیت و همدردی خود را به خانواده، دوستان و همکاران سناتور گراهام، و همچنین به مردم ایالت کارولینای جنوبی و سراسر ایالات متحده آمریکا ابراز می‌داریم.

روحش در آرامش باد. امید که دیگران راه او را در مبارزه برای آزادی ادامه دهند.

[Senator Leo Housakos @SenatorHousakos]

Disgraceful that as much as half a billion Canadian taxpayer $ went to FIFA, an organization now actively carrying water for a listed terrorist entity.

https://t.co/bO2ErGe40V

[ارتش دفاعی اسرائیل | IDF Farsi @IDFFarsi]

⭕️بیش از ۱۵۰ حمله ارتش اسرائیل در لبنان از نیمه‌شب تاکنون

[Reza Pahlavi Communications @PahlaviComms]

شاهزاده رضا پهلوی: ایرانیان داخل کشور در مبارزه خود برای آزادی استوارند. ده‌ها میلیون تن از آنها به سازماندهی خود ادامه می‌دهند. ما در حال گسترش شبکه‌های زیرزمینی هستیم تا بتوانیم به هدفمان دست یابیم.⁩

گفت‌وگو با @NatalieLisbona و @AndyJeh در @DailyMail

[Avideh Motmaen-Far 🇨🇦🎗️ אבידה מוטמנפר @AvidehM]

My very first for MLI!
Please drop your thoughts! 👇
#IranWar‌
#IranRevolution2026‌

[Council of Iranian Canadians @CouncilOfIC]

Our president’s take on the recent deal President Trump has signed with the officials of the Islamic republic. 👇

[Macdonald-Laurier Institute @MLInstitute]

“The Iranians who trusted Trump this winter are watching that trust dissolve into a handshake with their oppressors. They will remember who spoke for them and who sold them. So will history. Chamberlain was beloved in the autumn of 1938; it was the spring of 1939 that fixed his name forever. Trump was given the choice between war and dishonour. He has chosen dishonour. He should not be surprised by what comes next – and neither should we,” writes Avideh Motmaen-Far (@AvidehM).

Read here⬇️
https://t.co/cZMCGrEILs

[Avideh Motmaen-Far 🇨🇦🎗️ אבידה מוטמנפר @AvidehM]

My take on #FIFA ‘s ban on our #LionAndSunFlag

[Avideh Motmaen-Far 🇨🇦🎗️ אבידה מוטמנפר @AvidehM]

🦁☀️ My new piece is out today in the National Post.
As the 2026 World Cup begins, FIFA is banning Iran's Lion and Sun flag from the stadiums — while calling its talks with the regime's football officials "excellent" and "constructive."
Let's be clear about what that means: the symbol of the dictatorship is welcome. The symbol of the people is forbidden.
The Lion and Sun is not a "political" banner. It's a centuries-old emblem of the Iranian nation — our heritage long before today's rulers existed. For the diaspora, the World Cup is one of the few global stages where we can be seen without the cost our families pay at home.
In the name of keeping politics out of sport, FIFA has sided with a regime against the very people it oppresses. I'm asking them to reverse the ban and let Iranians fly their flag. #FIFA2016

https://t.co/GYT1E2hqYO

[Reza Pahlavi Communications @PahlaviComms]

رنج شما را می‌بینم. صدای شما را می‌شنوم. و همان‌گونه که در همه این سال‌ها در کنار شما بوده‌ام، تا روز آزادی ایران نیز در کنار شما خواهم ماند.

شاهزاده رضا پهلوی
پیام به ملت ایران
۲۰ خرداد ۲۵۸۵/۱۴۰۵

[اسرائیل به فارسی @IsraelPersian]

یک سال و دو روز پیش این تروریست هنوز زنده بود و تهدید می‌کرد.

نور بر تاریکی پیروز خواهد شد، شک نکنید.

[Reza Pahlavi @PahlaviReza]

ایران ما، امروز بیش از هر زمان دیگری به اتحاد نیروهای ملی نیاز دارد. چه با حمایت خارجی و چه بدون آن، سرنوشت ایران در دستان خود ماست. ما از این رژیم فرسوده و درمانده نیرومندتریم. ما از مزدورانی که برای نمایش‌های تبلیغاتی به خیابان فرستاده می‌شوند، مصمم‌تر و استوارتریم.

[Reza Pahlavi @PahlaviReza]

در سالروز درگذشت خواهر عزیزم، لیلا، یاد و خاطره‌اش را گرامی می‌دارم.

لیلا دختری از ایران بود؛ وفادار به میهن، عاشق پدر و خانواده، و دلبسته هم‌میهنانش. هرچند دور از سرزمین مادری زندگی کرد، اما عشق به ایران هرگز از قلب او رخت برنبست و امید به آزادی و سربلندی میهن را تا واپسین روزهای زندگی‌اش از دست نداد.

امروز که ایرانیان با پرچم شیر و خورشید و با امید به آینده‌ای آزاد، ملی و سربلند، برای بازپس‌گیری کشورشان ایستاده‌اند، یاد لیلا بیش از هر زمان دیگری در کنار ما زنده است.

یادش گرامی و نامش جاودان.

[Reza Pahlavi Communications @PahlaviComms]

شاهزاده رضا پهلوی: هر توافقی برای رژیم زمان خریده است؛ نه برای مردم ایران و نه برای جهان آزاد.

نشست امنیتی دریای سیاه
اوکراین، ۹ خرداد ۲۵۸۵/۱۴۰۵