Red paint stained the jacket of Reza Pahlavi when he was attacked by an activist while walking in downtown Berlin. The red paint attack on the exiled son of Iran’s last shah occurred during his visit to Germany, with his bodyguards responding immediately.
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Reza Pahlavi: Attacked with red paint in Berlin
Specifically, as shown in a video circulating online, after Pahlavi left a press conference in the city center and was heading toward a waiting car accompanied by bodyguards, an activist approached him and threw red liquid. The paint hit Pahlavi on the back of his neck and shoulders, staining his jacket red.
The reaction was immediate, with bodyguards and his entourage restraining the angry activist. Police arrested the suspect and took him into custody. Pahlavi then got into his vehicle and left the area.
JUST IN: 🇮🇷🇩🇪 Demonstrator threw paint on Iranian Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi in Berlin, Germany today. pic.twitter.com/pHoXmg5oW1
— BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) April 23, 2026
Pahlavi on US and Israel attacks against Iran: “Humanitarian intervention”
Earlier the same day, Pahlavi reiterated his support for US and Israeli attacks against Iran, characterizing the military campaign as a “humanitarian intervention” necessary to overthrow the current regime. “Targeting the regime’s infrastructure and means of coercion was absolutely what the Iranian people were asking for,” he told reporters during the press conference.
