SAEDNEWS: In a blistering video address, exiled journalist and activist Shahram Homayoun condemned Reza Pahlavi and other opposition figures as “traitors” for remaining silent—or worse, lending support—to Israel’s recent actions, insisting that “this war is against Iran”
According to Saed News, speaking on Tuesday, Shahram Homayoun—who runs a Los Angeles–based political channel—singled out Reza Pahlavi and his circle for failing to denounce Israel’s June strikes on Iranian soil. “How can our own opposition raise its voice in support of Israel?!” he thundered. “If you have even the smallest drop of national pride, you must not defend an attack on Iran!” .
Homayoun, once a staunch critic of the Islamic Republic, went so far as to praise Iran’s missile and drone response as “extraordinary,” admitting he did not expect Tehrān to retaliate so decisively. He warned that if Iran’s sanctity is violated without unified resistance, “after Israel, other countries will feel emboldened to strike us.”
The video—widely circulated on Saed News’s website and social platforms—underscores deep fractures within the Iranian opposition over how to navigate the country’s defense amid escalating regional tensions. Analysts say Homayoun’s appeal may resonate with hard‑line elements who view any critique of the regime as tantamount to betrayal, while moderates around Pahlavi insist on maintaining distance from both Tehrān’s clerics and its hard‑liners.
As the debate intensifies, Homayoun’s challenge poses a defining question for dissidents: can Iran’s opposition present a unified front that balances national solidarity with principled critique of both domestic and foreign actors?
