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| The exiled son of Iran’s former shah says citizens are getting “butchered” by the regime and explains how he would plan to lead the country during a transition period. In an interview with The Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Reza Pahlavi said his role would be to act as a neutral arbiter, oversee free elections and then transfer power to an elected parliament. Watch our latest Insider show on Iran here: econ.st/49YL67h What the collapse of Iran would mean: econ.st/49EBmh5 America’s options in Iran: econ.st/49TaDib Bereft of legitimacy, the reeling regime in Iran massacres its own people: econ.st/4sFufxX Sign up to our weekly newsletter: https://econ.st/3J0xzBr |
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