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hlthe2b

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2. Oh, brother. The CIA launched coup that put his VERY CORRUPT Father in power-- We never learn...

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 05:25 PM

12 hrs ago

The CIA played a significant role in the 1953 coup that overthrew Iran's Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh and reinstated Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, solidifying his power as a pro-Western monarch. This intervention was largely motivated by the desire to protect Western oil interests in Iran following Mosaddegh's nationalization of the oil industry.

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Son of former shah says he is 'uniquely positioned' to lead Iran as he predicts end of regime [View all] Jilly_in_VA 12 hrs ago OP

No... 2naSalit 12 hrs ago #1

Oh, brother. The CIA launched coup that put his VERY CORRUPT Father in power-- We never learn... hlthe2b 12 hrs ago #2

Do we know that the Shah's son is currently being backed by the USA/CIA? AZJonnie 12 hrs ago #4

He has been in exile since his Father was overthrown. Since the latter's death, the son has hlthe2b 11 hrs ago #6

My grandparents were also among those people AZJonnie 11 hrs ago #7

They ARE Persian. That their incredible history has been all but buried with more recent history hlthe2b 10 hrs ago #10

"End of Regime" are some sweet-sounding words AZJonnie 12 hrs ago #3

How about actually having a FREE ELECTION, overseen by a neutral party, so the people of Iran can decide who they lostincalifornia 12 hrs ago #5

We actually know very little Jilly_in_VA 11 hrs ago #8

How much is he giving KRASNOV? UTUSN 11 hrs ago #9

Absolutely NO! 🤬👎 nt Raine 10 hrs ago #11

This guy is a clown. Jacson6 10 hrs ago #12

Compared to a radical Islamism with nuclear ambitions... gulliver 9 hrs ago #13

His Pa the Shah started Iranian nuclear program Kid Berwyn 9 hrs ago #14

No, just no. Xolodno 6 hrs ago #15

No, he's not. His family's abuses put the Mullahs in charge of Iran in the first place. /nt artemisia1 6 hrs ago #16