CBS Platforming Exiled Royalty to Hype Yet Another Iran War?
While CBS positions Pahlavi as a 'democratic alternative,' they conveniently omit his historical context. This isn't a popular 'crown prince,' it's the son of the Shah, a US-backed autocrat whose brutal SAVAK secret police repressed dissent for decades, leading directly to the 1979 revolution. To present his call for foreign intervention as a pathway to democracy ignores the painful history of
US-orchestrated coups and regime change operations, from 1953 Iran to the disastrous interventions in Libya and Iraq, which destabilized entire regions and spawned new conflicts. One might wonder at CBS’s editorial decision to give airtime to a figure advocating for foreign military intervention, without a single mention of the bloodshed and chaos such interventions historically unleash. It
appears the lessons of past 'liberations' are easily forgotten when the narrative demands another push for regime change, especially when it aligns with the interests of those who profit from perpetual conflict.