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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
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Maziar Motamedi

Son of Iran’s last shah gets mixed reactions to visit to Israel

Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last shah of Iran, and Israeli Intelligence Minister Gila Gamliel attend the opening ceremony of the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Day at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem on April 17, 2023 [Tsafrir Abayov/AP]

Tehran, Iran – A visit to Israel by the son of Iran’s last shah, during which he met with top officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has drawn mixed reactions online.

Reza Pahlavi, the son of late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, fled the country shortly before the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which birthed Iran’s current theocratic establishment. He has lived in the United States and has tried for decades to cast himself as the main figure opposing the Islamic republic.

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