Pahlavi to 'Post' ahead of Freedom Prize: 'Europe's leaders understand Iran's regime must go'

The Jerusalem Post · ALEX WINSTON · 2026-11-05 19:12 UTC

Ahead of accepting the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s Freedom Prize, Reza Pahlavi tells the ‘Post’ that European leaders increasingly recognize the need to end the Islamic Republic.

When Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi takes the stage in Frankfurt on Saturday to accept the Friedrich Naumann Foundation’s 2026 Freedom Prize in trust for the Iranians people, he will receive an award that, for the first time in its two-decade history, has been bestowed on an entire nation.

The German foundation, known for its advocacy of democracy and liberal politics, has chosen to honor the Iranian people for their struggle against the Islamic Republic, particularly following the unprecedented bloodshed of the protests that erupted across the country earlier this year.

Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah and one of the most prominent figures in the Iranian opposition, has been entrusted with accepting the prize until it can eventually be handed to the representatives of a freely elected Iranian government.

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