Dear Mr. President,

Congratulations on your inauguration. During your first term, you stood boldly and courageously with the Iranian people against the illegitimate and criminal regime occupying Iran. Today, the team you have assembled gives Iranians renewed hope that those principles and policies will continue.

Mr. President, in this term, you have an even greater opportunity: the chance to resolve a challenge that has eluded leaders for decades—the promise of peace and prosperity in the Middle East. The key to that legacy lies in Iran.

For nearly half a century, the Islamic Republic has been the primary obstacle to peace in the region. Its malevolent, ideological agenda thrives on chaos, destruction, and war. Despite repeated efforts by Middle Eastern leaders to achieve stability, they have been consistently undermined by this regime’s unrelenting campaign of terror. No American President has yet had the courage to put an end to this tyranny. You can. Not through war, but by maintaining maximum pressure on the regime and providing maximum support to the brave Iranian people.

The Islamic Republic does not seek the peace and prosperity you envision. Now weaker than ever, it will attempt to preserve itself through deception, offering hollow promises and pursuing subterfuge in the guise of a new deal as it has done for forty-five years. But this regime cannot be trusted. It is not the regime, but we—the Iranian people—who are your true partners for peace.

Mr. President, you have the opportunity to go beyond the groundbreaking Abraham Accords. By helping to facilitate the Cyrus Accords—uniting Israel, Arab nations, and a free Iran—you can transform the Middle East and the world.

My compatriots in Iran are courageously fighting for this change, and I stand ready to partner with you and our friends in the region to make it a reality. With your support and leadership on the global stage, we can alter the course of history and you can secure a legacy as a true architect of peace.

Sincerely,

Reza Pahlavi

1/21/2025

Letter to Donald Trump

Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's letter to Donald Trump