Red liquid thrown at Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi during Germany visit
Reza Pahlavi, an Iranian political opposition leader in exile, departs after he was pelted from behind with a tomato-based substance by an assailant in Berlin, Germany, April 23. — ANADOLU AGENCY
Reza Pahlavi, the controversial exiled son of Iran’s last shah, was splattered with red paint during a visit to Germany on Thursday when an activist confronted him over his stance on the Iran war.
After he left the Federal Press Conference in central Berlin and walked toward a waiting car with security, the activist approached and threw the liquid, which hit the back of his neck and shoulders, video from the scene showed.
Police restrained the suspect and took the person into custody. Pahlavi then got into his vehicle and left the area.
Watch as Reza Pahlavi gets sprayed with ketchup upon leaving a press conference in Berlin.
Follow Press TV on Telegram: https://t.co/LWoNSpkc2J pic.twitter.com/R5Z4ZkpTuAEarlier in the day, Pahlavi reiterated support for US and Israeli strikes on Iran, calling the military campaign a “humanitarian intervention” necessary to overthrow the current regime.
“The targeting of the regime's infrastructure and its elements of coercion was absolutely something that the Iranian people actually called for,” he told reporters at the press conference.