Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, arrived in Berlin, but representatives of the German government chose not to meet with him. What’s behind this decision and what role does the Iranian crown prince in exile play today?
At the Federal press conference in Berlin (that's the independent association of German parliamentary correspondents) on Thursday, April 23, an international guest joined – Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah of Iran, who lives in the USA and is a prominent figure in the Iranian opposition. His visit to the German capital sparked a debate in the country about the validity of engaging in dialogue with this controversial figure and raises a whole set of questions: what role does he play today? Do the people of Iran really pin their hopes for change on the son of the Shah, who was overthrown during the Islamic Revolution in 1979?