Iran’s Crown Prince Visits Israel to Deliver a Message of Friendship

Israel's Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel (R) and Prince Reza Pahlavi, activist, advocate and oldest son of the last Shah of Iran, attend a ceremony marking Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day for the six million Jews killed during World War II, at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on April 17, 2023. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images

Iran’s exiled crown prince arrived in Israel on April 17, on a visit that reflects the warm ties his father once had with Israel with a message of “friendship from the Iranian people.”

He participated in Israel’s annual Holocaust memorial ceremony on Monday night and met with Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel.