Iranian monarchist leader Reza Pahlavi hit with paint in Berlin Iranian monarchist leader Reza Pahlavi was hit with red paint during a visit to Berlin. The exiled son of the former ruler of Iran was leaving a press conference in the German capital when a demonstrator threw the bucket of paint at him: Footage shows Reza Pahlavi, son of the late Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, b