Paris, Jan. 20 -- The exiled crown prince of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, on Tuesday issued a sharp statement addressed to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accusing him of crimes against the Iranian people.

Posting on X, Pahlavi wrote, "Today I am speaking to Ali Khamenei, the leader of the regime occupying Iran. You are an anti-Iranian criminal. You have neither honor nor humanity."

Accusing Khamenei of violence against citizens, he added, "Your hands are stained with the blood of tens of thousands of Iranians. With the blood of children... Of youth... Of the innocent..."

Pahlavi further said, "You, your regime, and all of your mercenaries, will be held accountable for every drop of blood you have spilled. Without exception. We wi...