Iranian agents cut protester's royalist tattoos before killing himIran International ^ | 30 July 2026 | Farnoosh FarajiPosted on by MeanWestTexanIranian security agents allegedly cut away skin bearing tattoos of Reza Shah and an imperial crown before killing a 21-year-old protester before later shooting him dead, according to sources close to his family. The section of his arm bearing the tattoos of Reza Shah and an imperial crown had been cut away, with skin and flesh removed, the sources said. They added that Nobakht Pardasti also had the word "Iran" tattooed on his throat and that pressure marks consistent with strangulation or restraint were visible around his neck. Against nationalist symbolsNobakht Pardasti's case is not the first in which Iranian authorities have been accused of targeting tattoos carrying nationalist or royalist symbolism. To: BobbyvotesYes, but Carter declared that Ayatollah Khomeini was a man of peace and therefore the Shah Reza Pahlavi was forced from power.