{"id":2582686,"date":"2026-03-22T19:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T23:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pahlavi-pleads-with-trump-to-back-off-strike-threat-over-hormuz\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T19:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T23:42:56","slug":"pahlavi-pleads-with-trump-to-back-off-strike-threat-over-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pahlavi-pleads-with-trump-to-back-off-strike-threat-over-hormuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Pahlavi pleads with Trump to back off strike threat over Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpahlavi-pleads-with-trump-to-back-off-strike-threat-over-hormuz%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2582686&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi urged President Trump not to carry out a threat to strike Iran\u2019s largest power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a post on X, Pahlavi said Iran\u2019s civilian infrastructure belongs to the Iranian nation and should be preserved to rebuild the country, while urging Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu to continue pressing the regime but protect civilian infrastructure.The article notes Trump\u2019s 48-hour ultimatum to Iran to open the strait and Tehran\u2019s defiant stance, including threats of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syria-airstrikes-sent-very-strong-signal-pentagon-says\/\" title=\"Syria Airstrikes Sent \u2018Very Strong Signal,\u2019 Pentagon Says\">retaliatory strikes<\/a> on regional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">energy infrastructure<\/a>. Iranian officials, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrias-assad-wins-a-fourth-term-in-a-predictable-landslide\/\" title=\"Syria&#039;s Assad Wins a Fourth Term in a Predictable Landslide\">parliament speaker<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-to-a-bad-start-putin-schools-biden-with-one-phone-call\/\" title=\"Off to a Bad START: Putin Schools Biden with One Phone Call\">foreign minister<\/a>, claimed the Strait of Hormuz is not closed and attributed the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >de facto blockade<\/a> to U.S.actions. The piece also positions Pahlavi as a potential transitional leader should the regime collapse, underscoring the gravity of a strike on Iran\u2019s power grid.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pahlavi pleads with Trump to back off threat against Iran&rsquo;s power plants<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2538703\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is urging President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> not to follow through on his threat to strike <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\">Iranian<\/a> power plants should the regime refuse to reopen the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> in the next day.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Iran&rsquo;s civilian infrastructure belongs to the Iranian nation and is the asset of a free Iran&rsquo;s future,&rdquo; Pahlavi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PahlaviReza\/status\/2035743158689030264\">posted<\/a> on X. &ldquo;I ask President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu to continue targeting the regime and its apparatus of repression, while at the same time preserving Iran&rsquo;s civilian and vital infrastructure, which our people need to rebuild the country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499936\/cuba-military-preparing-us-attack\/\">Cuban military &#8216;preparing&#8217; for US aggression, deputy foreign minister says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499897\/nuclear-war-iran-ambitions-iaea-grossi\/\">Only nuclear war can destroy Iran&#8217;s nuclear ambitions, IAEA chief says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499775\/saudi-arabia-iranian-diplomats-persona-non-grata\/\">Saudi Arabia orders five Iranian diplomats to leave country<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Pahlavi&rsquo;s post comes a day after Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4499762\/trump-iran-power-plants-strait-of-hormuz-closure\/\">gave<\/a> Iran a 48-hour ultimatum: open the strait or face strikes against its largest power plants. <\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s threat was issued just before 8 p.m. Eastern time on Saturday, giving Iran a little over 24 hours to comply.<\/p>\n<p>So far, Tehran appears to be in no hurry, projecting defiance in the face of what would be a significant escalation and a devastating blow to the country.<\/p>\n<p>Their immediate response was to threaten retaliatory strikes on energy infrastructure across the region should Trump decide to attack, with Iran&rsquo;s parliament speaker&nbsp;Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying those sites would be destroyed in an &ldquo;irreversible&rdquo; manner.<\/p>\n<p>Other Iranian officials, meanwhile, have taken to social media on Sunday to deny that the strait is even closed.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was among those who made the claim, pinning blame on the United States for the de facto blockade.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Strait of Hormuz is not closed,&rdquo; Araghchi <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/araghchi\/status\/2035790102904082766\">posted<\/a> on X. &ldquo;Ships hesitate because insurers fear the war of choice you initiated &mdash; not Iran.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear what Trump may decide to do or if he will heed Pahlavi&rsquo;s warning.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499897\/nuclear-war-iran-ambitions-iaea-grossi\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4499897\/nuclear-war-iran-ambitions-iaea-grossi\/\">ONLY NUCLEAR WAR CAN DESTROY IRAN&rsquo;S NUCLEAR AMBITIONS, IAEA CHIEF SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The appeal itself is not new. The son of the last shah of Iran before the revolution, Pahlavi has been issuing statements about the war and been positioning himself as a potential transition leader should the regime completely collapse.<\/p>\n<p>His statement does show, however, how drastic such a strike would be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reza Pahlavi urges Trump to spare Iran&#8217;s power plants<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2582687,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-rto7ctxir-1774220943657.jpg?1774206694&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[3823,76345,75480,3634],"class_list":["post-2582686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-pahlavi","tag-strait-of-hormuz-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-collage-rto7ctxir-1774220943657.jpg?1774206694&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582686"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582690,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582686\/revisions\/2582690"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}