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2019-02-13 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Shah's Son Asserts Iranian Regime 'Close' To Collapse

[Radio Free Europe - ME Bureau] WASHINGTON -- The son of the Iran's last monarch, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, asserted that Iranian society is close to a "flash point" like it was before the 1979 Islamic Revolution and that the government in Tehran is near collapse.

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled former crown prince of Iran, said in an interview with RFE/RL's Radio Farda that he thinks "we are really close to the fall of the [Iranian] regime."

He added that the current situation in Iran is similar to how it was in 1979 when his father left Iran amid violent turmoil and went into exile.

That upheaval ended centuries of monarchy in Iran and led to the formation of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini at its head.

"The atmosphere [in Iran] seems to be close to a flash point," he said at his home outside of Washington, D.C.

Pahlavi's comments came as Iran on February 11 celebrated the 40th anniversary of the establishment of an Islamic government in Iran.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-13 08:19|| || Front Page|| [26 views ] Top

#1 Shah's Son Asserts Iranian Regime 'Close' To Collapse

I suppose he would know.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-02-13 08:22|| 2019-02-13 08:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Reza is a pretty good fit for Persia. The seat is his if so he chooses.

Posted by newc 2019-02-13 11:51|| 2019-02-13 11:51|| Front Page Top

#3 The Persian royal court is still active in exile. I met a doctor’s wife who had just returned from serving a turn as a lady in waiting or something. I’m not sure about the caliber of the conversation, though, as all she talked about was the clothes she’d worn. But then, I am very happily bourgeoise.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-02-13 19:41|| 2019-02-13 19:41|| Front Page Top

#4 Going to bet that if a few thousand regime hardliners were smoked all at once after the regime fell, several states in the ME would take notice.

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-02-13 22:27|| 2019-02-13 22:27|| Front Page Top

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