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Steve Witkoff's secret meeting with Reza Pahlavi marks the first high-level contact since Iran's protests began; Israel estimates at least 5,000 protesters killed, U.S. officials say.
- Recently, White House envoy Steve Witkoff met secretly with exiled former crown prince Reza Pahlavi to discuss protests in Iran, but officials say the Trump administration did not publicly detail the contact.
- This was the first high-level meeting between Pahlavi and the Trump administration since the protests began late last month.
- U.S. officials noted that protesters chanted Pahlavi's name in many cities, and analysts including Karim Sadjadpour argue he channels nationalist nostalgia as a possible unifying figure.
- On Tuesday, the White House national security team met to weigh response options, with deliberations at an early stage and President Donald Trump absent from the meeting.
- Estimates of the death toll vary widely, and protests continued on Tuesday across Iranian cities; Israel shared an assessment with the U.S. that at least 5,000 protesters had been killed, according to a U.S. official.
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The White House has discreetly opened a channel of communication with the Iranian opposition in the midst of the largest wave of protests that has rocked Iran for decades: Donald Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff held a secret meeting last weekend with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Sah of Persia and one of the most visible voices of dissent against the Islamic Republic. It is the first confirmed high-level conta…
Witkoff held secret meeting with Iranian crown prince
President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly met secretly with the exiled son of the last Shah to discuss ongoing protests in Iran. By World Israel News Staff President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East recently met with the son of the late Shah of Iran for talks on the protests currently roiling the Islamic Republic, a senior US official said. On Tuesday night, Axios published a report claiming that White House envo…
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White House envoy Steve Witkoff over the weekend met with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and a prominent voice in the fragmented opposition, to discuss the protests roiling that country.
Trump envoy reportedly meets with exiled Iranian prince as regime faces protests
White House envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly held a secret meeting with exiled Iranian crown prince Reza Pahlavi over the weekend as the regime faces intensifying protests.The alleged meeting was first reported by Axios, which cited a senior U.S. official, and said the conversation occurred over the weekend. This would represent the first high-level meeting between the Trump administration and the Iranian opposition since the anti-regime protests …
US special envoy Steve Witkoff met secretly with Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi over the weekend to discuss the protests in Iran, Axios reported, citing a senior US official. The Trump administration was surprised when protesters chanted the prince's name during many demonstrations, again citing a senior US official. "There has been a surge in Pahlavi's popularity. They are chanting his name at demonstrations in many cities, and it seems to b…
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