In an interview aired Monday on Israeli television, Pahlavi spoke from his home near Washington, DC, saying bombing Iran would play into the hands of the regime. Instead, he appealed for help, saying Israel should put its “technological, financial and other resources at our disposal.”
Crown Prince Reza said, “The best thing you can do for the regime is to tell [it] that, ‘We are going to attack you,’ or in fact attack you. You will be giving Khamenehi and all his clique—when they have no answers anymore to the country’s ills—the greatest gift of all by doing that. That is just crazy. That just doesn’t make sense.”
Pahlavi called the current regime “fanatic,” but said real Iranians would appreciate Israeli assistance rather than a strike against the nuclear sites, which he said could lead to all-out war in the region.
“Who in this planet doesn’t know there is a military option. But are there other options?” he asked. “The best option is to utilize the best army in the world, in place, ready to strike—which is the Iranian people themselves. And if you don’t help that, God help us all.”