If Pahlavi were here there'd be no war - opinion

• Published date: 21 April 2024
• Author: ERFAN FARD
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

However, the serious problem lies in the presence of a destructive regime in Iran, which has held 88 million Iranians hostage. An outlaw regime with a destructive ideology, whose survival and existence depend on chaos and upheaval

In these days, the vulgar and corrupt mullahs are leading Iran into a disastrous phase, fanning the flames of war to once again, through the imposition of calamity, burn everything. The mission of the mullahs from day one has been to foster poverty, destruction, and terrorism, and they have plunged not only Iran but the entire Middle East into chaos and anarchy.

At this catastrophic time, the mullahs, with their unique brand of psychosis and empty destructive ideology, have – in addition to provoking their transnational terrorism network through the Quds Force – fired missiles from within Iranian territory toward the land of the Jews, aiming at causing peak destruction and slaughter. Albeit, the military power of Iran has been mockingly ridiculed globally.

On the other hand, for the survival and life of Israel, the destruction of nuclear, missile, drone facilities, etc., related to the mullahs has become a top priority for its core government.

Over the more than half-century that the Pahlavi shahs ruled Iran (1925-1979), relations between Jews and Iranians reached their zenith, and both nations fought together against common enemies after the world wars and during the many years of the Cold War. Additionally, during that period, the Middle East and the Persian Gulf enjoyed stability, peace, and a specific logical progression.

Legacy of conflict

But from the endless winter of 1979 to today, the mullahs in Tehran have shown their enmity toward Israel, creating more than 21 terrorist groups and, most importantly, not shy of committing any crime against the people of Israel and those of Iran, nor being held accountable or desisting in any way. Whenever the United States and Israel protested the atrocities of the Islamic Republic, it responded with continued anti-Israel and anti-Jewish propaganda, propped up by the Russian and Chinese axis of evil.

If Iran had not been derailed and the monarchical system of 2,500 years had not been pushed into the abyss, today Prince Reza Pahlavi would have been the lawful king of Iran, and the Middle East, Israel, and Iran would have a different destiny.

For the people of Iran and Israel, it is crystal clear that this unwelcome war has nothing to do with the national interests and benefits of the...