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The episode discusses the potential rise of Reza Pahlavi in post-Islamist Iran with human-rights activist Kaveh Shahrooz.

Quillette podcast host Jonathan Kay speaks with Iranian-Canadian human-rights activist Kaveh Shahrooz about whether Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last Shah of Iran, might rise to power as a new Prince of Persia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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