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119. The Last Shah
FromEmpire
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Length:
52 minutes
Released:
Feb 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Reza Pahlavi rules but he is still bedevilled by the interference of the great powers. Britain has its claws in deep with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (the future BP) which makes more money from Iranian oil than Iran does. But it is the Second World War that lays this foreign meddling bare when Reza is forced to abdicate after a British invasion. Will his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, known to many as the Last Shah, be able to resist the foreign powers better? Join William and Anita as they are once again joined by Ali Ansari to discuss foreign interference in Pahlavi Iran in the middle of the 20th century.
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Producer: Callum Hill
Exec Producer: Neil Fearn
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Producer: Callum Hill
Exec Producer: Neil Fearn
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Released:
Feb 1, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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