Son of former shah says he is 'uniquely positioned' to lead Iran as he predicts end of regime

[Jilly_in_VA]

8. We actually know very little

about who is behind Reza Pahlevi. It could be the CIA, or NATO, or the EU, or he could have very little backing. However, I don't know that he has much in Iran either. I suspect that his politics could be different from those of his father; perhaps he learned something from his father's downfall. Don't be too terribly dismissive of him because of his name; he can't help that. Almost anyone would be preferable to the mullahs.

That said, I think the 1953 CIA coup which toppled the democratically elected premier of Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh, is what I consider one of the Four Big Mistakes of American foreign policy since WWII, the others being Cuba, Vietnam, and Iraq. Does it surprise you that three of these are the direct responsibility of the Dulles brothers? The other is, of course, Darth Cheney's monstrosity.