Prince Reza Pahlavi: The Islamic Republic seeks to weaken Belgium's democracy On Friday, November 6, Prince Reza Pahlavi announced a meeting with Bernard Kenton, Belgium's interior minister, by publishing a statement in the Ax. In this message, the prince declared the focus of the conversation to be "the increasing threats of the Islamic Republic against the security of Belgium" and the efforts of this government to "weaken democracy" in that country. Prince Reza Pahlavi also said that he asked Belgium's interior minister to take an initiative in the European Union to confront the Islamic Republic.