Overview
- More than 1,000 pro-monarchy demonstrators marched from Gare Montparnasse to near the Eiffel Tower, chanting “Chah!” and “Iran!”.
- A separate gathering at Place du Trocadéro called for a pluralist, secular republic in Iran and rejected a return to monarchy.
- Monarchist marchers displayed lion‑and‑sun flags alongside some U.S. and Israeli flags and signs thanking President Trump.
- European Parliament member Nathalie Loiseau addressed the pro-Pahlavi crowd, voicing hope for the fall of a repressive regime and acknowledging chants of Reza’s name.
- Coverage notes that Reza Pahlavi resides in the United States and re-emerged internationally during January protests in Iran.