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RAN’S LONG-EXILED PRINCE WANTS A REVOLU TION IN AGE OF TRUMP
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s exiled crown prince wants a revolution. Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah to rule before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, has seen his profile rise in recent months following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, who promises a harder line against the Shiite power. Pahlavi’s calls for replacing clerical rule with a parliamentary monarchy, enshrining human rights and modernizing its state-run economy could prove palatable to both the West and Iran’s Sunni Gulf neighbors, who remain suspicious of Iran’s intentions amid its involvement in the wars in Iraq, Syria and Yemen. But the Mideast is replete with cautionary tales about Western governments putting their faith in exiles long estranged from their homelands.