Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi
Crown Prince of Iran. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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He is the eldest son of the late Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and has lived in exile since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. As a prominent opposition figure, he advocates for secular democracy, civil disobedience, and human rights in Iran.
1shows
1appearances
15statements
3resolved
2supported
0contradicted
67%fully supported
Everything Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Pahlavi: Iran's leadership functions as a military mafia dividing national wealth
“Well, imagine that you have this huge tent with Khamenei as the main pillars, and under this tent, there's a sort of a symbiosis of a mafia-like military paramilitary group that benefits from economic privileges and a whole host of people directly or closely a…”
Pahlavi defends regime change in Iran despite the failures in Iraq
“While at the time it was putting an end to an existence, particularly the scenario of Iraq which was an argument for regime change, which happened, but the way it was handled, gave the name regime change a bad reputation. What I've been arguing is that regime …”
Pahlavi: Iranian transition strategy requires amnesty for non-criminal regime bureaucrats
“There has to be at some point a policy of amnesty. I know people want their day in court, and they will get it for people who have really committed crimes against humanity or need to be really Accountable for what they did. But if you think of the bulk of the …”
Pahlavi: Only 4,000 to 5,000 of Iran's 180,000 Clerics Supported 1979 Revolution
“There were approximately a 180,000 clerics in Iran at the time from ranging from the simple mullah all the way to the highest rank. Out of that 180,000, only four or 5000 were really part of the revolutionary groups. Most of them were opposed to what Khomeini …”
Pahlavi: US-Style Freedom of Religion Existed in Pre-Revolution Iran
“Freedom of religion, as it exists in America, existed in Iran before the revolution.”
Pahlavi: US should repurpose frozen regime funds rather than release them
“We're not asking for tax dollars. We're asking, for instance, that if the Biden administration wants to release ten billion dollars blocked in Iraq, which is electricity revenue, which is the people's money to begin with, while releasing it to a regime that ki…”
Pahlavi: I am not seeking any personal position in post-regime Iran
“I'm not looking for any personal interest out of it or any position for myself, but if you trust me to be your transition agent, that's what I'm here for, and it's the only thing that preoccupies me day and night. Help manage this transition to a successful en…”
Pahlavi: The 1979 Iranian Revolution united an alliance of communists and Islamists
“There was a, basically, some kind of a partnership between two things that would otherwise be incompatible, because one would be deeply religious, the other one completely atheist, but somehow they ended up, you know, what my father used to refer to as the all…”
Pahlavi: Diplomacy with Iran's regime cannot work due to its zero-sum nature
“They will not understand why it is that diplomacy doesn't work with them because they don't see eye to eye. You cannot find an area of compromise. It's either them or you. It's zero sum.”
Pahlavi: Iran's military and security apparatus is dominated by Russian influence
“The military intelligence structure, security is dominated by Russian influence and support.”
Pahlavi: Ayatollah Khomeini said he felt 'nothing' returning to Iran in 1979
“After 15 years in exile, I think it was an Italian journalist that asked Khomeini on the plane as he was flying back to Tehran, what are your sentiments of returning to Iran after 15 years in exile? The answer was one word. Nothing. That's what he said.”
Pahlavi: Iranian public believes democratic change is impossible through regime elections
“People in Iran are way past that. They say, you know what, the problem is fundamentally the nature of the system, that you cannot bring change by means of legislation or people's having a free election.”
Pahlavi: Civil disobedience movements cannot succeed without external foreign support
“This is why I think the external component is also key because I haven't seen any successful movements based on civil disobedience without involving foreign elements in terms of where all that.”
Pahlavi: Post-1979 military purges contributed to Saddam invading Iran
“Which was basically a decapitation of a system, and in a way, it also perhaps contributed to the conflict between Iran and Iraq shortly after the revolution, because Saddam Hussein thought that perhaps this is an opportunity.”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Crown's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
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 AMERICAN OPTIMISTLEDGER | Crown Prince of Iran | 1 | 15 | 67% 2/3 | full record on American Optimist → |