Reza Pahlavi attends Munich Security Conference after Iran protests

MUNICH, GERMANY - FEB. 13: Reza Pahlavi, son of Iran's last shah, attended the 62nd Munich Security Conference on Friday, weeks after deadly anti-government protests shook his homeland.The appearance marks Pahlavi's latest high-profile engagement following a January meeting with US President Donald Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff. The meeting represented the first known contact between US officials and the exiled opposition figure since nationwide demonstrations erupted in Iran.Pahlavi has increasingly appeared in American media in recent weeks, though Trump declined to endorse him during an interview last week.The Pahlavi dynasty ruled Iran from 1925 until the 1979 Islamic Revolution that brought the current Islamic Republic to power. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last shah, died in exile in Egypt in 1980.His eldest son has emerged as a prominent opposition voice during the recent wave of protests, which began last month over deteriorating economic conditions and record depreciation of Iran's national currency, the rial.While no official casualty figures have been released, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency estimates at least 646 people died, including both security forces and protesters, with over 1,000 injured. The organization reported at least 10,721 detentions across 585 locations nationwide.(Footage by Salih Okuroğlu / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)