Those Opposed to the Iranian Regime really need to dump the Pahlavis

In my earlier book, I have made a convincing case that the Pahlavis were merely placeholders, intended to transition a strong and free Qajar Iran into a repressive pseudo-religious theocracy.

Prior to the “Islamic” Revolution, Iran was producing nearly half of OPEC’s oil output. But the Phoenicians did not want any of this wealth to trickle down into Iranian society. They certainly did not want to create a strong Iranian middle class which would have no interest in future religious wars. So the Shah of Iran colluded with British oil companies to create an agreement where only a tiny fraction of the oil profits would reach Iran. But his powerful prime minister Mosaddegh would nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in 1951 and cut diplomatic ties with the UK. The Shah would collude with the CIA in bringing down Mosaddegh, who would die in house arrest in 1967. Many of Mosaddegh’s supporters would be executed.

Compare the actions of the Shah with the Saudi monarchs right across the Persian Gulf, who instead obtained a 50:50 profit sharing arrangement with the early American oil exploration companies. It was these deals which launched Saudi Arabia into the 21st Century and have led to the emergence of a Saudi middle class.

And why did the last ruling Shah of Iran quietly evacuate Iran to the Shiite clergy instead of making a last stand? Was his health really declining or was he feigning illness? Second question: Why did the Shiite clergy let him leave if they were so keen on making him face charges?

Now his son and his family are positioning themselves as future replacements, should the Iranian regime fall. In 2019, he launched a think tank aptly called Phoenix Project of Iran. That’s a not-so-subtle nod to the fact that he and his family were always crypto-Phoenicians. One of his daughters married a Jewish-American businessman. Another daughter has fundraised for an organization promoting LGBTQ+ rights in the American Jewish community!

Nobody in a right mind frame of mind can voice support for Israel today. Yet the wannabe Shah is also credited with unequivocal support for Israel, which is probably a deliberate ruse to turn off the entire Iranian expatriate community from opposing the Iranian regime.

Unfortunately for Iran, the Qajars were their last legit rulers. The problem is that they were finished by 1921, and are thus not relatable to present-day Iranians. But Iranians could side with the Kurds. After all, the Qajars were Kurds. The biggest irony is that lack of religion and spirituality allowed the Phoenicians to hijack religion and spirituality in Iran. Today, those who support the regime are either fanatics, very much like the Christian fanatics who swallow all sorts of half-truths and dogmas. Or they are performative Muslims.