ARD Investigation Exposes Violent Campaign by Supporters of the Son of Iran’s Ousted Shah

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  Written by Farid Mahoutchi In light of mounting global exposure by major media outlets—including The Guardian , Politico , the Atlantic and Le Monde —documenting the aggressive and coercive tactics of his loyalists, the political ambitions of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s ousted monarchial dictatorship, are coming under intense scrutiny. Adding to this international chorus, an investigative report by the German ARD television program Kontraste , broadcast on May 28, 2026, reveals a disturbing pattern of physical violence, severe threats, and systematic harassment orchestrated by Pahlavi’s supporters against journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents. While Pahlavi attempts to position himself as the potential leader of a transitional government and a beacon for a “free and democratic Iran,” critics increasingly question his democratic legitimacy and his failure to curb his radical base . Intimidation of the Press and Human Rights Defenders According to the re...
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Iran starts new missile production line in response to new Trump sanctions

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"the consequence of the nuclear deal was #Iran being able to buy sophisticated weapons and #Russia having the cash to stay in the #MiddleEast as a military power."
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By L. Todd Wood 
The Trump administration recently initiated new sanctions against the Iranian regime, saying Iran’s behavior outside of the specifics of the Iran nuclear deal cancelled out any positive results the deal may have brought to the table. Tehran, in North Korea-like fashion, responded with announcing a new missile production line that mainly is designed to threaten airborne targets such as manned or unmanned aircraft.
The Sayyad 3 missile can reach an altitude of 27 km (16 miles) and travel up to 120 km (74 miles), Iranian Defense Minister Hossein Dehghan said at a ceremony, Reuters reported.
What seems to have upset Iran even more was the $100 billion arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia. Iran has worked hard to become the military hegemon in the Middle East and this has threatened the Gulf states who have historically been American allies.
“We recently witnessed an immense purchase that some countries in the region paid as a ransom to America and they intend to bring weapons into the region, and this purchase was done with the goal of threatening Islamic Iran,” Mr. Dehghan said.
Russia has sold Iran billions of dollars of air-defense equipment and other technologies with the money that was released to Iran via the Obama administration. The argument could be made that the consequence of the nuclear deal was Iran being able to buy sophisticated weapons and Russia having the cash to stay in the Middle East as a military power.


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