(l-r) Prof. Rear Admiral (Ret.) Shaul Chorev (Head, Maritime Policy & Strategy Research Center and the Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf States Research), Dr. Efrat Sopher (Co-Chair of University of Haifa UK), Minister of Intelligence Gila Gamliel, Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and wife Yasmine Pahlavi, and Yoram Ezri, Chairman of Ezri Group.

Dozens of Iranians welcomed Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the deposed Shah of Iran to the Mt. Carmel campus, among them Dr. Efrat Sopher (Chair of the Board of Advisors at the Ezri Center for Iran and Gulf States Research and Executive Committee Member of the HMS Maritime Policy and Strategy Research Centre) with members of her family. Before introducing the Crown Prince, Prof. Shaul Chorev (Head, The Ezri Center for Iran & Gulf States Research) presented a geostrategic analysis of the current situation in Iran. In his speech, Prince Pahlavi laid out his vision for the future of a democratic Iran with amicable ties between the two nations. “I turn to you, citizens of Israel and citizens of the world, to stand with the Iranian people in solidarity. We need the support of your governments to continue our struggle and overthrow this evil regime.”

His historic visit to Israel included attending Holocaust Memorial Day events with President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking of the hope he has for a democratic Iran and renewed relations with the Jewish state.