The Iranian George Washington
When the Shah refused Mossadegh's demand to also wield the war ministry, the PM resigned but was quickly reinstated after riots broke out in his favour/ For anyone born after the year 1980, it is hard to believe the Ayatollahs are an anomaly in the Iranian universe. It is harder still to process that a highly liberal monarchy preceded the 1979 revolution. Barring a lust for absolute power, Shahanshah Mohammad Raza Pahlavi had nothing in common with the revolutionary Ruhollah Khomeini. While modern Tehran blurs with nondescript veils, the ...
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