Politik·23.04.2026KI-Zusammenfassung Exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi Calls on Germany to Abandon Tehran Talks as EU Summit Looms
Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Iran's last shah, visited Berlin on Thursday to urge German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to abandon diplomatic talks with Tehran, as European leaders prepared a crisis summit in Cyprus focused on the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran now entering its eighth week. The German government refused to meet with Pahlavi, with Chancellor Merz's spokesperson stating the Iranian regime remains the point of contact. The visit sparked controversy among German politicians and the Iranian diaspora, with critics noting Pahlavi's failure to distance himself from his father's repressive pre-1979 rule.