Reza Pahlavi: Survival of Islamic Republic is Permanent Threat to Europe

Prince Reza Pahlavi said during a meeting on Thursday, April 23, with members of the German Parliament and international journalists in Berlin that the Islamic Republic continues to pose an ongoing threat to Europe. He said: “As long as the Islamic Republic remains in power, Europe will continue to face threats, and no negotiation or agreement will eliminate this threat.”

Speaking at the meeting and press conference about the internal situation in Iran and the country’s economic crises, he said: “The regime is collapsing from within; many officials have refused to perform their duties, and the government has been forced to bring in forces from Iraq, Lebanon, and Afghanistan to carry out the killing of the people.” He also said that “imagining the commitment of the Islamic Republic” to lasting peace is too optimistic.

In another part of his remarks, while referring to security concerns in Europe and the Islamic Republic’s history of attacks in European countries, Reza Pahlavi said: “The Islamic Republic has even committed crimes on German soil, and German courts have documented these cases. This regime prides itself on the murder of its opponents in Europe, including Kurdish dissidents and Fereydoun Farrokhzad.” Speaking about regional developments and the risk of broader conflict, he said: “If this regime remains in power, the start of further wars is inevitable.”

Reza Pahlavi also said Europe is facing a strategic decision: “Europe’s choice is not between war and peace, but between a dangerous, dying regime and a free Iran.” He called on European countries to rethink their approach toward the Islamic Republic, saying: “The question now is whether politicians in other countries will stand with the Iranian people or bow before evil. At the same time, he called for the expulsion of the Islamic Republic’s ambassadors from European countries and for support for a transitional government. He said: “Our transitional government will be committed to peace and will dismantle the Islamic Republic’s nuclear ambitions. A free Iran will mean an end to proxy wars in the region.”

Criticizing several officials of the Islamic Republic, Reza Pahlavi said: “Ghalibaf, Araghchi, and the IRGC are none of them pragmatists; they are merely faces of the same killing machine.” He also spoke about the human rights situation in Iran, saying: “Right now, as we speak, the Islamic Republic has sentenced 20 political prisoners to death.” He pointed to the eight-week internet blackout imposed by the Islamic Republic as another clear sign of human rights abuses.

Referring to the February 14 gathering of Iranians in Munich, Reza Pahlavi urged European governments to listen to Iranians living abroad. He said: “Europe must listen to the demands of Iranians in the diaspora and not enter into negotiations with those who have forced them into exile.” He also repeated that as long as the Islamic Republic stays in power, the threat to Europe and the wider region will remain, and that “no agreement” can fully remove that danger.