Members of Ireland’s Iranian community protested in Dublin on Saturday calling for a regime change in Tehran with many holding posters of US-based Reza Pahlavi, son of the last Shah of Iran. In response, the crowd chants: “Reza, Reza Pahlavi”, in tribute to the US-based son of the last shah of Iran. They chanted: “This is our turning point, freedom for Iran.”[ Who is Reza Pahlavi? Regarded by some Iranians as authoritarian and “repressive”, opponents of the Pahlavi family, before its ousting in 1979, were tortured by the Pahlavi Savak secret police, a force trained by the CIA and Mossad, Israel’s spy service. However, Mohammad and several others attending Saturday’s protest trust Pahlavi to bring about a referendum that will decide Iran’s fate.

Source: The Irish Times February 14, 2026 21:01 UTC