Reza Pahlavi, heir to the Shah of Iran, announced that he was visiting Israel on Monday with the stated aim of "renewing the old ties" between the two countries. The Shah's crown prince wants to position himself as a legitimate spokesperson in the eyes of part of the protest movement underway since September 2022 in Iran.
This visit comes as Israel multiplies actions to counter the Iranian nuclear program and has recently attacked several targets in Syria and Lebanon, linked to the Iranian power.