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Reza Pahlavi on Revolution
Reza Pahlavi, the one-time heir apparent to the Peacock Throne who pledged to work with then-Defense Minister Ariel Sharon to build a counter-revolutionary army in 1982 (a plan that was aborted after the Sabra and Shatila massacres in Lebanon forced … Continue reading
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Stephen Kinzer: “Prince Ali Reza Pahlavi Suicide: Tragic End to Iran’s Dynasty”
The Daily Beast: Down the street from my apartment in Boston’s South End, a single gunshot shattered the pre-dawn darkness Tuesday. Police arrived to find a suicide. This doesn’t happen any more often in the South End than anywhere else, … Continue reading