Overview
- A new video circulating on X and Instagram shows Mohammad Javad “Sasha” Sobhani boarding a private jet to Ibiza with a Louis Vuitton bag, which set off a fresh wave of online criticism.
- Iranians and diaspora users denounced the display as tone-deaf given war-related strain and steep economic pain, with posts labeling regime-linked heirs as pampered “golden children.”
- Sobhani is the son of Ahmad Sobhani, a former Iranian ambassador to Venezuela who later served as deputy foreign minister for European and American Affairs, and he built fame through the “Rich Kids of Tehran” scene.
- Coverage notes past accusations by Iranian authorities that he promoted illegal gambling and laundered money, and reports that Spain briefly detained him in Madrid in 2021 on Iran’s request before releasing him.
- No new legal steps have been reported in connection with the latest video, which instead fuels debate over “Aghazadeh” culture, a term Iranians use for officials’ children seen living by different rules.