Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi splattered with red liquid in Berlin

Published on 23/04/2026 - 15:39 GMT+2

Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi was splattered with reddish liquid connected Thursday arsenic helium near a gathering successful Berlin.

Pahlavi had conscionable departed a quality briefing, during which helium criticised the ceasefire betwixt the United States and Iran, erstwhile the incidental occurred extracurricular Germany’s national quality league building.

He appeared unhurt by the liquid coating the backmost of his overgarment and cervix and waved to his supporters earlier helium got into a car that drove away. Police said the liquid appeared to beryllium herb juice.

The alleged perpetrator, whose sanction was not released successful enactment with German privateness rules, was instantly detained by police.

Pahlavi, 65, is the lad of Iran's erstwhile shah, who was truthful wide hated that millions took to the streets successful 1979 to unit him from power.

Nevertheless, Pahlavi is trying to presumption himself arsenic a subordinate successful his country’s future, though it's unclear however overmuch enactment helium has successful Iran aft helium has been successful exile for astir 50 years.

Hundreds of his supporters demonstrated connected Thursday adjacent Germany's parliament building, according to German quality bureau dpa.

Pahlavi, who was not invited to conscionable with immoderate authorities representatives during his sojourn to Berlin, argued connected Thursday that the ceasefire statement assumes the Iranian government’s behaviour volition alteration and "you're going to woody with radical who each of a abrupt person go pragmatists."

"I don't spot that happening," helium said. "I'm not saying that diplomacy should not beryllium fixed a chance, but I deliberation diplomacy has been fixed capable chance."

Pahlavi is jockeying for a instrumentality to powerfulness should the Shia theocracy autumn and has supported the US-Israeli subject involution successful the Middle East.

Pahlavi successful Berlin called connected Europeans to bash much to enactment Iranian radical warring for democracy.

He claimed 19 governmental prisoners were executed by Iranian authorities successful the past 2 weeks and different 20 radical person been sentenced to death.

"Will the escaped satellite bash thing oregon ticker the slaughter successful silence?" Pahlavi said.

Meanwhile, much than an hr aft the incident, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz released a connection saying the authorities welcomes the hold of the ceasefire.

"This presents an important accidental to resume diplomatic negotiations successful Islamabad with the purpose of making bid and averting further escalation of the war," the connection said. "Tehran should prehend this opportunity."