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Prince Reza Pahlavi Decries Ceasefire, Urges Europe to Intervene

4/25/2026

Summary

Story summary

Prince Reza Pahlavi condemned the U.S.–Iran ceasefire in Berlin and urged Europe to intervene for Iranian democracy activists.
Hundreds of his supporters gathered in Berlin as counter-protesters demonstrated, showing diaspora division.
Security detained a protester who splashed red paint on Pahlavi outside the press conference building, leaving him unharmed.
Pahlavi warned Iran had executed 19 political prisoners and sentenced 20 others to death, urging the world not to stay silent.

History

Historical Context

The 1979 Iranian Revolution toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and installed Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, whose exile-born diaspora later organized protests abroad. In Berlin, Prince Reza Pahlavi and his supporters rallied alongside counter-demonstrators, echoing the revolution’s legacy; the same movement once sparked the 1979 hostage crisis that held 52 U.S. diplomats for 444 days and intensified calls for human-rights reforms worldwide.

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Story summary

Prince Reza Pahlavi condemned the U.S.–Iran ceasefire in Berlin and urged Europe to intervene for Iranian democracy activists.
Hundreds of his supporters gathered in Berlin as counter-protesters demonstrated, showing diaspora division.
Security detained a protester who splashed red paint on Pahlavi outside the press conference building, leaving him unharmed.
Pahlavi warned Iran had executed 19 political prisoners and sentenced 20 others to death, urging the world not to stay silent.

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