The Defence Minister of Pakistan Khwaja Asif calls out Iran’s exiled King Reza Pahlavi II ‘an imperial whore’ in the latest social media post on X. The highly offensive tweet targeted the Reza Pehalvi II, the exiled son of Iran’s last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
The tweet has become the center of social media attention due to its crass language. The tweet was posted late Tuesday night on the account of Khwaja Asif.
A highly offensive tweet in regards to the latest interview of Pehalvi to BBC News, in which he said that the people in Iran are energised and motivated to overthrow the current regime.
“BBC has just interviewed Iran’s king-in-exile & national leader, Reza Shah II Pahlavi @PahlaviReza, in which His Majesty states that the Iranian people are now energized & motivated, viewing this as the best opportunity to remove the Islamic regime,” read an account sharing a clip of the interview.
“If Iranian people are energised and motivated, according to you, show some balls and go back and lead them and remove the regime. Put your money where your arse is, bloody parasitical imperial whore,” said Asif in a tweet.
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Khwaja Asif is receiving mixed responses on social media for his offensive remarks and his outbursts against the exiled king of Iran on social media. Some reminded him that being a state minister, he must be careful in the selection of his words publicly, while others appreciated him for his hard-hitting response to Pehalvi.
At the moment, Khawaja Asif has not deleted the tweet or issued an apology, though pressure continues to mount from both Pakistani and international users. Meanwhile, Pakistan is closely watching the rising escalation between Israel and Iran. Pakistan has closed its borders with Iran; however, it will host the Iranian pilgrims coming to Pakistan from Saudi Arabia.