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Exiled Iranian Prince Targeted with Red Paint in Berlin
(MENAFN) Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, was doused in red paint by a protester in Germany on Thursday, moments after publicly backing US and Israeli military strikes against Iran.
Video footage from the scene showed the activist approaching Pahlavi from behind as he exited the Federal Press Conference in central Berlin and made his way toward a waiting vehicle accompanied by security personnel. The thrown liquid struck the back of his neck and shoulders. Officers swiftly restrained the suspect, taking the individual into custody, while Pahlavi proceeded to enter his vehicle and departed the scene without further incident.
The confrontation came hours after the controversial royal figure doubled down on his support for the ongoing military campaign against Tehran, framing it in strikingly humanitarian terms.
"The targeting of the regime's infrastructure and its elements of coercion was absolutely something that the Iranian people actually called for," he told reporters at the press conference.
Speaking at the Federal Press Conference earlier Thursday, Pahlavi described the US and Israeli strikes as a "humanitarian intervention" he deemed essential to toppling Iran's current ruling regime — remarks that drew sharp public opposition and apparently provoked the paint attack that followed shortly after.
Pahlavi has long been a polarizing figure among Iranian exiles and activists, with supporters viewing him as a symbol of opposition to the clerical establishment and critics challenging both his legitimacy and his endorsement of foreign military action against his homeland.
Video footage from the scene showed the activist approaching Pahlavi from behind as he exited the Federal Press Conference in central Berlin and made his way toward a waiting vehicle accompanied by security personnel. The thrown liquid struck the back of his neck and shoulders. Officers swiftly restrained the suspect, taking the individual into custody, while Pahlavi proceeded to enter his vehicle and departed the scene without further incident.
The confrontation came hours after the controversial royal figure doubled down on his support for the ongoing military campaign against Tehran, framing it in strikingly humanitarian terms.
"The targeting of the regime's infrastructure and its elements of coercion was absolutely something that the Iranian people actually called for," he told reporters at the press conference.
Speaking at the Federal Press Conference earlier Thursday, Pahlavi described the US and Israeli strikes as a "humanitarian intervention" he deemed essential to toppling Iran's current ruling regime — remarks that drew sharp public opposition and apparently provoked the paint attack that followed shortly after.
Pahlavi has long been a polarizing figure among Iranian exiles and activists, with supporters viewing him as a symbol of opposition to the clerical establishment and critics challenging both his legitimacy and his endorsement of foreign military action against his homeland.
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