Posted on 01/03/2019 7:55:07 AM PST by SeekAndFind
On December 14, 2018, Prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's last monarch, participated in a discussion forum at the Washington Institute. He presented an opening statement, followed by taking questions from the host and reporters from major news outlets, including Persian-language Western media.
His remarks were met with mixed reactions from the Iranian community across the globe, as well as from self-proclaimed Iran experts, leading to endless discussions among proponents as well as detractors on various social media platforms.
Some of his more controversial statements were sensationalized by mainstream media, which created a controversy of its own. In the wake of the hype generated by this event and the discourse that ensued, it is reasonable to place Mr. Pahlavi's comments into perspective in an attempt to differentiate fact from fiction.
First and foremost, the notion that Mr. Pahlavi is seeking to restore the monarchy in Iran or that his objective is to become Iran's next shah must be readily dismissed.
At the forum, the prince explicitly defined his role and aspirations with regard to Iran's present and future. He affirmed that he does not take a political position or advocate a political ideology. His role, he stated, is "to be able to have a diverse set of political ideologies understand the priorities that we face today about the commonality interests of a democratic Iranian future." Mr. Pahlavi has vehemently refuted any ambition to become Iran's future monarch in numerous past interviews and public statements.
There was a claim from certain Persian-language European media outlets of Mr. Pahlavi insinuating that the Trump administration should seize "Iran's assets and hand them over to the opposition movements."
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I have known a number of people who have escaped from Iran in recent decades, most because they were Christians who feared for their lives.
Prince Reza Pahlavi's father was the Benevolent Monarch that would have guided Iran to a modern Free Republic but for the Commie Scourge Jimmah Carter, Traitor to all Free Peoples.
This would have required Prince Pahlavi to continue his Father's policies until the Iranian People were educated enough to protect the Constitutional Republic he created.
Amen.
Yep...I went to USN A-School in Memphis and there were a good number of Iranians there.
Nobody will be able to convince me that the Shah of Iran was even a tenth as bad as the Islamic regimes are.
The last thing Iranians want is the return of the Shah.
The Shah was an asshole. Carter was too.
RE: The Shah was an asshole. Carter was too.
In Third world and Muslim countries, your choice is either BAD or WORSE.
“Prince Reza Pahlavi’s father was the Benevolent Monarch”
Except if savak was shocking your nuts off.
Thus the Shah studied and understood the tragedy of the Russian Revolution, the even worse evil of the Bolshevik theft of that Revolution, and the rise of the Soviet.
He realized exactly what would happen to Iran should the Communist "Democracy" succeed, ... mass murder, starvation and absolute poverty.
He sent many Iranians to the United States for education (figuring the US would educate their own citizens on how to protect their own Free Republic, with Iranians sitting next to them).
He invited me, my family and many Americans to Iran to teach English, American history, and American Ideals to Iranians throughout the Nation.
American Communists, DemoRats, and their agent Jimmah Carter rejected a man who was more American than all of them and the American Media could ever be.
because you were a Soviet Communist Agent, or a Muslim Terrorist.
The truth is that Mosaddegh was a decent guy. He was educated and simply dared to think Iran should control it’s own oil. The Brits clearly saw that it was communist to not agree that the Brits should control it.
The CIA on behalf of the Anglo American oil company overthrew him in operation Ajax complete with false flags.
We placed the Shah back in because he would play ball.
The Shah was an A-hole. His abuses created the perfect soil for the islamic revolution. And now we are treated to a psycho iran, a long term enemy. And they aren’t lazy and ignorant like the Saudis so it’s a big problem.
Food for thought everytime we decide to topple a legitimate if not perfect leader. We reap the whirlwind for decades. Mosaddegh was not a communist, not even close.
Keep beating that drum. Mosaddegh was not a communist. Not even close.
His crime was being unwilling to concede that the Brits should have total control over Iran’s oil. He had a 45 year track record in Iranian politics and was a constitutionalist.
The CIA records are wide open and clear about the truth of it now. All the “spontaneous” events were about as spontaneous as the Syrian rebel movement. Even the names of who they paid to do it are out there now.
Quite incorrect. Shah-han-Shahi Reza Pahlavi IV was quite benevolent and desired that his country emerge into the 20th century. This pissed off the Shia population, the exiled Ayatollah Khomeini most of all. That is what sowed the seeds of rebellion. The violent minority wanted a theocracy and the Shah rejected that.
Yep. I despise Jimmy Carter, but of all the things he did, it was his stab in the back of the Shah and subsequent burdening of the world with that cursed Islamic regime.
The damage Carter has done, the blood shed, and treasure spent all point back to his damned contemptible, weak, craven politics.
He was an Economic Socialist and was becoming a hard line Socialist since the close of WWII, so yes he was becoming close.
Still, the Shah protected him from the CIA while disagreeing on several policies, including command of the military.
The Shah finally agreed to the CIA Coup of '53 when the CIA threatened to remove him as well.
You are correct that this was about oil, but the period to 1953 is not the period that I cite the Communist danger coming from, that period is 1965 to 1978 when the Soviet Union and Communism arose to become the the most dangerous entity on Earth, and Iran was full of Soviet Agents fomenting a COMMUNIST Revolution.
The CIA records are wide open and clear about the truth of it now.
Correct, and the Shah was nowhere near the Bad Guy, he just had the bad luck of being knifed in the back when Socialists took over American Foreign Policy and American Security Agencies.
Correct, also the Ayatollah Khomeini was exiled to Turkey and quickly, France, where he was given absolute protection on "request" of CIA and MI6, so as to be able to complete the expected "Revolution". It's nice to have powerful "friends".
The violent minority wanted a theocracy and the Shah rejected that.
Correct, he demanded a Secular Representative Republic.
We need to start protecting The USA, not Boeing, Raytheon, and IBM. There is no reason for the United States to be involved with who wants to run Iran.
Aren’t we strong enough to say, we will do business with you. If you mess with us, we will level you. And then stand behind this.
If they want to hang out next to a well, waiting for Santa Claus...good for them. The rest of us want to do business.
Yeah...not exactly true.
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