331. The Iranian Revolution: Will The Shah Return To Iran? (Ep 2)
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In 1979, the people of Iran took to the streets to topple the Shah. This year they're back again, but they're shouting, Javed Shah, long live the Shah. How did this happen? How did a country which so volcanically throw out the Shah in 1979 want the same family back again in 2026? Hello and welcome to Empire with me, Anita Arnand.
And me, William Durrenpool. And we continue a conversation. We sort of I know Some of you will feel like we sort of, why did they stop now? Well, um, we're not stopping.
We're going to continue with the conversation that we are having with our two excellent guests. And this is what Empire is all about. It's about whether we can learn lessons from history. And boy, are there some parallel histories here that we can draw upon. It is literally one of those serendipitous moments where you just happen to be in a place of great turmoil and the people you would most wish to talk to about it.
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