Iranian monarchist leader Reza Pahlavi hit with paint in Berlin

Iranian monarchist leader Reza Pahlavi was hit with red paint during a visit to Berlin.

The exiled son of the former ruler of Iran was leaving a press conference in the German capital when a demonstrator threw the bucket of paint at him:

Footage shows Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, being hit by a bucket of orange paint outside his press conference in Berlin. pic.twitter.com/aPs6x62CHl

— The New Region (@thenewregion) April 23, 2026