Israel's foreign minister Gidon Saar and British foreign secretary David Lammy discussed Iran's nuclear program among other issues in a meeting in London on Tuesday, the Israeli foreign ministry announced.
Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi on Tuesday criticized US special envoy Steve Witkoff for saying in a post on X that a deal with Iran "must set a framework for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East."
“Mr. Ambassador, the Islamic Republic is not a partner for peace," Pahlavi said in a post.
"The only arrangement that can set a framework for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Middle East is helping the people of Iran get rid of this weak, divided regime," he added.
Pahlavi described Trump’s renewed policy of Maximum Pressure against Tehran as "the most successful policy towards this regime in history" and called on the US government to "complement it with Maximum Support for the Iranian people."
"Don’t throw this warmongering regime a lifeline. As the people of Iran fight for peace, let them have a fighting chance.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday cited a social media post by Iran’s Supreme Leader highlighting an earlier statement calling for the destruction of Israel as a sign of Iranian duplicity as it carries out talks with the United States.
“This is a post that the dictator of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei released today in which he explains why Israel must be destroyed. He is doing this during the negotiations with the Americans,” said the Israeli leader in a video shared on his YouTube channel.
“We are fighting for our existence,” Netanyahu said during a heavily-guarded visit to the Gaza border, where he was joined by Defense Minister Yisrael Katz and top military commanders.
An infographic published on Khamenei’s website on Tuesday described “the effort to eliminate the Zionist regime from the region as a religious, human duty," citing his March 31 speech.
