Len Khodorkovsky

What many critics, like you @piersmorgan, fail to understand (or acknowledge) is that President @realDonaldTrump didn’t start this war. The Islamic Republic did—on November 4, 1979, when it invaded the U.S. Embassy in Tehran (our sovereign territory) and took 52 Americans hostage. What followed for the next 47 years was not a series of isolated incidents, but a single, continuous war waged by the mullahs with the openly stated policy of “Death to America.” During this half-century war, the world’s foremost state sponsor of terrorism has killed and maimed more Americans than any other terrorist regime on Earth. The regime even plotted twice to assassinate Donald Trump himself. If we are to follow your logic, the US is supposed to tolerate this constant aggression (the nuclear threats, terrorism, destabilization of our allies, hostage taking, maritime piracy, cyberattacks, not to mention the barbaric abuse of Iranian civilians), continue spending trillions to deter this aggression, and even underwrite this aggression (through sanctions relief). Why should we do that? To make critics feel better? How does that serve the American people? Just because Carter was a fool, and no other President before Trump had the guts to finish this war earlier, doesn’t change the fact that the Islamic Republic started the war and has been at war with us since 1979, and President Trump, again, is doing what other leaders should’ve done a long time ago, and many victims and trillions ago.

Making America and the world safer and more secure.

Prince @PahlaviReza addresses Iran’s Arab neighbors in @AsharqNews: The end of the regime will mark a new era of peace asharq.co/bnyjw

Hard to take you and your one-note commentary seriously. At this critical moment in Iranian history, try and get over your Pahlavi Derangement Syndrome, rise to the occasion, and focus on the big prize. There is no credible alternative to the Prince. You had 47 years to find one, but you haven’t. Get aboard or get out of the way.

Meanwhile some of his top supporters constantly insult Arabs and Muslims and Pahlavi never makes strong statements condemning that conduct. And don’t do the “every movement has crazy people,” these are supporters who are reposted and praised by Pahlavi’s top aides and family members.

Nowruz Pirouz to all my Iranian friends and the brave Iranian people. May light finally triumph over darkness in the coming days.

The Iranian regime’s hack of US healthcare company Stryker is a stark reminder that cybersecurity is national security. In @RCDefense, @HeatherNauert and I lay out why President Trump’s Cyber Strategy is the proactive approach we need at this moment. realcleardefense.com/articles/2026/…

He added : Iran was not always a threat to its neighbors. Before the revolution, Iran worked closely with Arab leaders — from King Faisal to Sheikh Zayed to King Hussein to President Sadat. My father helped Sultan Qaboos defend Oman against insurgency. We were true partners then. We will be true partners again. The Abraham Accords were a historic breakthrough — but without Iran, they are an incomplete architecture. The Cyrus Accords will change that, bringing a post-regime Iran into formal diplomatic relations with Israel and the Arab countries — transforming the Abraham Accords from a promising beginning into a comprehensive, prosperous, and durable peace. By the millions, the Iranian people have called on me to lead the transition from a terrorist regime to a peaceful nation that cares about its people. Instead of a neighborhood bully, you will once again find a good neighbor. My commitment is to ensure the transition is orderly, the country is stabilized, and Iranians determine their future through the ballot box. We will not repeat the mistakes of past transitions. We will avoid de-Baathification scenarios and maintain continuity in governance. Iran will end support for all proxy forces and militias, stop interfering in the internal affairs of neighboring states, release all foreign detainees immediately, and cooperate regionally to combat terrorism, arms trafficking, and instability.   Standing with the Iranian people is not charity. It is a strategic investment in making our region one of the most stable, secure, and prosperous in the world. The greatest risk now is inaction — allowing a wounded and cornered regime to continue lashing out in its final days rather than supporting a managed path to peace. Together, we can build a Middle East defined by peace over terror, tolerance over sectarianism, and shared prosperity over manufactured conflict. A Middle East our children will be proud to inherit.   Take this new path with us.

‼️ @PahlaviReza to Arab countries : In recent weeks, the Islamic Republic has launched missiles and drones at cities and critical infrastructure in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Jordan—placing Arab civilians directly in the crosshairs of its aggression. For our neighbors, this only confirms what they have always known: this is the true nature of this regime, and why it must end. For nearly five decades, this terrorist regime has sown chaos and bloodshed across our region. It propped up Assad, turning Syria into a graveyard. It planted Hezbollah as a state within a state in Lebanon. It armed the Houthis to destabilize the Arabian Peninsula. It empowered militias in Iraq that undermine Iraqi sovereignty. It attacked the economic hubs of Saudi Arabia and the UAE. And it has fomented unrest in Bahrain, cultivating destabilizing forces inside regional states to extend Tehran’s reach. That landscape has now fundamentally shifted. The recent military strikes on the regime  have created a once-in-a-generation strategic window. Assad is gone. Hezbollah has been decimated, its supply lines from Iran through Syria severed. Hamas has been broken. The Houthis are under sustained pressure. The regime's military nuclear program is being destroyed. Its economy is in freefall, its currency collapsing. The pillars of this regime's aggression are crumbling simultaneously — a convergence that will not repeat itself. For our neighbors , this means something historic: the proxy networks Tehran spent decades embedding inside your borders are losing their lifelines. The regime's reach is receding. This window did not open by accident. The Iranian people have paid for it in blood. Since late December, they have risen in the largest protests in the country’s modern history, spanning all 31 provinces. The regime massacred tens of thousands. And still, Iranians kept fighting. This is a people that wants this regime gone and is willing to pay the price. The complete elimination of Iran’s military nuclear program removes the specter of a catastrophic regional arms race. A nuclear-armed Islamic Republic would have forced  the Middle East into an existential and ruinously expensive arms race. When the regime is finally gone, that  nightmare will be off the table. A free Iran will halt all uranium enrichment and sensitive nuclear activities, cooperate unconditionally with the IAEA, remove enriched uranium stockpiles, and comply fully with the NPT and Additional Protocol — giving the entire region legally binding, verified assurance that nuclear blackmail is finished forever. For the first time since 1979, our region’s nations  can redirect defense budgets toward education, infrastructure, and economic diversification rather than deterrence. The strategic dividend does not end there. Countries in the Middle East  have spent hundreds of billions since 1979 containing a threat entirely manufactured in Tehran — on defense buildups, proxy conflict, and Houthi-disrupted Red Sea shipping. That era of forced expenditure is over. A post-regime Iran represents the largest untapped economic opportunity of the 21st century. Our nation sits atop the world’s second-largest natural gas reserves and fourth-largest oil reserves, with a 90-million-strong consumer market starved of goods and investment for nearly five decades. Regional banks, logistics firms, and real estate developers are perfectly positioned to be the primary gateways through which global capital re-enters Iran. Our geographic location can transform the Middle East into the anchor of a trade corridor stretching across Central Asia, India, China, and Europe. A new Iran will be the greatest multiplier of prosperity the region has ever seen.

.@SecScottBessent: "We are seeing defections at all levels as they're starting to sense what's going on with the regime... The regime will probably collapse within itself. At @USTreasury, we've seen where they've wired their money out of the country. We're coming for that. We're going to get it back to the Iranian people." @POTUS: "There's a lot of military defections also... I don't blame them."

As the regime targets Arab countries, @PahlaviReza addresses Iran’s Arab neighbors in @AsharqNews, asking them to embrace “a once-in-a-generation strategic window” and partner with a free Iran to build “a Middle East our children will be proud to inherit.” #facts" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">asharq.co/bnyjw#facts

‼️ @PahlaviReza addresses the Arab countries neighboring #Iran in an OpEd on @AsharqNews : “To Our Arab Neighbors: The End of the Regime Will Mark a New Era of Peace” . asharq.co/bnyjw

Correct.

As a child who was kidnapped by MEK/NCRI then constantly harassed to this day to not speak the truth about the sexual, mental and physical abuse, child labour, child soldiers and other criminal acts by them: is this truly what EU stands for? I don’t. I stand behind Reza Pahlavi.

Reza Pahlavi, Shirin Ebadi Plan Transitional Justice System for Iran In an interview with Kayhan Life, Ebadi said she saw accepting the role as both a professional and moral obligation.  @NazaninBoniadi @MessageFromLen @LadiKhanom kayhanlife.com/authors/reza-p…

⚠️ Update: The internet blackout in #Iran has entered its 19th day with international connectivity still unavailable after 432 hours to all but a chosen few. As the world debates if or how the war should proceed, one voice is effectively missing: the voice of the Iranian people.

CNN reports overwhelming support among Trump’s core base for the Iran campaign. “MAGA GOP...look at this! Nearly 9 in 10, 89% approve!” “Just 9% disapprove of it. This is tremendously popular among the Republican base.”

Another woman gang raped by the regime thugs during Iran protests. Same horrific brutality as the account of two nurses raped in a Tehran hospital for treating protesters. Where is the outrage from women’s groups? How can any decent person criticize the toppling of this regime?

Iran is entering an endgame phase: joint U.S.–Israeli strikes under Operation Epic Fury are systematically degrading the regime's missile, IRGC and internal security infrastructure, while decapitating the regime’s command structure. Prince Reza Pahlavi is viewed as the focal point of an organized transition, urging Iranians to stay home for now while quietly encouraging defections across the Basij, army and police, backed by a detailed “day after” plan in the 'Iran Prosperity Project.' For Western nations, the key policy question isn't whether the Islamic Republic is sustainable, but whether they will move in time to expel its ambassadors and be ready to recognize a transitional authority if/when the regime’s collapse becomes irreversible.

Impressive group chaired by Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi has been tasked by Iran’s Crown Prince @PahlaviReza with laying the groundwork for a truth-finding commission and court after the fall of the regime. It’s a glimpse of a free Iran built on justice and accountability.