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Son of former Shah of Iran appeals to Western countries for support
He urged European governments to expel Iranian ambassadors and help citizens access the blocked internet as he sought backing for a transition.
- On Thursday, Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of the former Shah, held a press conference in Berlin urging European governments to support regime change in Iran; he is meeting with CDU lawmaker Armin Laschet but not the government.
- "If you think you can make peace with this regime, you are sorely mistaken," Pahlavi said Thursday, arguing Europe faces a choice "between a dying regime that endangers us all and a free Iran."
- CDU politician Armin Laschet defended his decision to hold talks, stating he is "convinced" Pahlavi "can be a person who leads a transition," and told ARD that for many Iranians, Pahlavi is the alternative to the regime.
- Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul noted Pahlavi is a private individual, adding it is "not the federal government's role to hold such talks," while critics accuse Pahlavi of lacking democratic legitimacy and being too close to Israel.
- It remains unclear how much support Pahlavi holds inside Iran, where the current leadership shows no sign of backing down after weeks of US-Israeli attacks and a Navy blockade.
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Reza Pahlavi also asked that Western countries join the war against Iran and criticized the decision of the German government not to meet with him during his visit to Berlin
Iranian ex-shah’s son says talks with Tehran are ’appeasement’
Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's ousted shah, argued Thursday that any negotiations with the clerical leadership in Tehran amount to "appeasement" and voiced hope that renewed street protests will topple it. Pahlavi, 65, was speaking on a visit to Berlin, where he was greeted by some supporters but also bitter opponents - with one activist splashing a red liquid on him before being detained by police. Pahlavi, addressing journalists, called on Eu…
The opposition politician calls on European governments to exert more pressure on the leadership in Tehran. In Berlin Pahlevi meets some politicians, the government did not want to receive him.
The son of the last Iranian Shah, Pahlavi, called for political change in Iran during his visit to Berlin.
At a time when U.S. President Donald Trump seems open to the possibility of resuming talks with the Iranian regime in Pakistan, after the indefinite extension of the ceasefire, Mohammad Reza Pahleví, son of Iran’s last Shah, has appeared this Thursday in a press conference in Berlin. At that forum he has asked that Iranians protesting against the Government of the Islamic Republic be heard as well and that the “40,000 civilians massacred by the …
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