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Zelenskiy meets Iranian opposition figure Pahlavi
Zelenskyy showed support for Iranian protesters and criticized Iran's drone support to Russia; Pahlavi seeks broader recognition among Western leaders, officials said.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, in a video showing them shaking hands and sitting together.
- Zelenskyy aimed to signal support for Iranian protesters and highlight Iran's supply of Shahed attack drones, while Pahlavi sought to boost his recognition among Western European lawmakers.
- The meeting was notable because Pahlavi rarely secures high‑level encounters, and shortly before it, the National Council of Resistance of Iran protested outside the conference center.
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Tolerance of Iranian regime gives comfort to every bully, says shah’s son
Prince Reza Pahlavi, son of the deposed shah, was speaking at the Munich Security Conference.
Shah son Pahlavi announces on the margins of the conference that Iran will lead into a "democratic future." Several European states, including Germany, have found evidence that Russian opposition politician Navalny was poisoned. More in the live ticker.
Around 200,000 people were gathered on Saturday afternoon 14 February in Munich against the Iranian authorities, announced to the AFP the police of the Bavarian capital, where the Security Conference which brings together world leaders until Sunday. Present on the spot, the son of the fallen Shah, Reza Pahlavi, said he was ready to lead the "transition" towards a "democratic and secular future" in Iran.
"We must end the Islamic Republic," said the son of the Shah of Iran at the Security Conference in Munich, urging the people to continue their opposition.
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