Reza Pahlavi, who lives in exile in the US, has previously called on protesters to overthrow the Iranian government.
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last Shah, has told Russian pranksters that Europe should join the US-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic.
Pahlavi, 65, who has lived in the US for decades, called on protesters to topple the government in Tehran during a violent uprising in December.
In a prank call with Vovan and Lexus earlier this week, the Russian pair posed as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Pahlavi said. “Europe must join the crusade against the (Iranian) regime.” He expressed hope that the ongoing US and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic would help oust the government that overthrew his father’s regime in the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
In recent weeks, Pahlavi has announced his willingness to return to his homeland and lead “Transitional Government” Current Iranian authorities insist it has no legitimacy.
Speaking to Newsmax on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said, however “not included” In the US-Israeli campaign against Iran, Europe “Allies are basically, massively, supporting what the (US) president is doing and also enabling what the US is doing now in the region.”
The UK and Spain initially refused to allow US forces engaged in operations against Iran to use their military bases. However, London turned around after US President Donald Trump’s condemnation.
Madrid recently announced that it would deploy a warship to Cyprus to protect a British Royal Air Force base from Iranian attacks in coordination with Italy, France and the Netherlands.
The US and Israeli militaries launched massive airstrikes on Iran last Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior Iranian commanders, as well as hundreds of civilians, with attacks continuing today. Tehran has retaliated by firing a barrage of drones and missiles at Israel, as well as US and UK military installations across the Middle East.
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