Prince Reza Pahlavi: The keys to the house of Iran were taken from the people in 1357, we must return them to their true owners. Prince Reza Pahlavi, on Saturday, November 7, at the Friedrich Neumann Foundation's 2026 Freedom Award ceremony at the historic Paulskersche Church in Frankfurt, Germany, referring to the situation in Iran after the 1357 revolution, compared the country to a house whose original owners were evicted from their home or home. "It is a very exciting moment and a great honor for me to be asked to receive this prestigious award on behalf of my brave countrymen," he said at the ceremony. Using the metaphor of a house and its keys, Prince Reza Pahlavi said about the political changes after the 1357 revolution: "In recent decades, Iran has been like a house where its original inhabitants and owners were expelled from their homes or imprisoned in them." The keys to this house were taken from the people in 1357. I see it as my duty to try to recover the keys to Iran's house and return them to the only legal and true owners of this house, that is, to the people of Iran." Prince Reza Pahlavi also emphasized that this award does not belong only to him or to a political personality, but also includes the families of the deceased and all those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Iran. Another part of his speech was devoted to comparing the historical experience of Iran and Germany. Referring to the authoritarian governments in the history of the two countries, Prince Reza said that these governments acted against their people and the principles of freedom, democracy and independence. Pointing to the historical importance of Paulskrasha Church, the place of the ceremony, he emphasized: "The historical experience of this church has a lesson that autocrats will never understand: ideals of freedom cannot be defeated forever." This church hosted the first German National Assembly in 1848 and is considered one of the historical symbols of the freedom movement and the formation of parliamentary democracy in this country. The 2026 Freedom Prize of the Friedrich Neumann Foundation was awarded to the people of Iran in recognition of their efforts and struggles for freedom, civil rights and democracy.

Prince Reza Pahlavi: The keys to the house of Iran were taken from the people in 1357, we must return them to their true owners. Prince Reza Pahlavi, on Saturday, November 7, at the Friedrich Neumann Foundation's 2026 Freedom Award ceremony at the historic Paulskersche Church in Frankfurt, Germany, referring to the situation in Iran after the 1357 revolution, compared the country to a house whose original owners were evicted from their home or home. "It is a very exciting moment and a great honor for me to be asked to receive this prestigious award on behalf of my brave countrymen," he said at the ceremony. Using the metaphor of a house and its keys, Prince Reza Pahlavi said about the political changes after the 1357 revolution: "In recent decades, Iran has been like a house where its original inhabitants and owners were expelled from their homes or imprisoned in them." The keys to this house were taken from the people in 1357. I see it as my duty to try to recover the keys to Iran's house and return them to the only legal and true owners of this house, that is, to the people of Iran." Prince Reza Pahlavi also emphasized that this award does not belong only to him or to a political personality, but also includes the families of the deceased and all those who sacrificed their lives for the freedom of Iran. Another part of his speech was devoted to comparing the historical experience of Iran and Germany. Referring to the authoritarian governments in the history of the two countries, Prince Reza said that these governments acted against their people and the principles of freedom, democracy and independence. Pointing to the historical importance of Paulskrasha Church, the place of the ceremony, he emphasized: "The historical experience of this church has a lesson that autocrats will never understand: ideals of freedom cannot be defeated forever." This church hosted the first German National Assembly in 1848 and is considered one of the historical symbols of the freedom movement and the formation of parliamentary democracy in this country. The 2026 Freedom Prize of the Friedrich Neumann Foundation was awarded to the people of Iran in recognition of their efforts and struggles for freedom, civil rights and democracy.