I really enjoyed the conversation we had. PBD.

@marmary5555

Жыл бұрын

Thank you PBD! When will you meet Reza Pahlavi for an interview? That would be awesome 👍

@Mohammadparvazi

Жыл бұрын

Patrick I have known you for a while now I used your tips about money through the years, I'm Iranian and I didn't know all you said about Iran myself, respect man you really do your homework

@ZoroastrianNomad

Жыл бұрын

Mr. Anderson ...... you are not interviewing a scholar ...... or an intellectual ..... Mr. Patrick is an under cover CIA agent ...... plucked right out of the US military ....... financed and let loss to gather a fallowing as a self made man ....... yah right ...... Mr. Anderson next time find an intellectual to interview not a CIA plant ....... 👽

@user-li8qh4tv9t

10 ай бұрын

The CIA took out Mosadegh and the Shah = CIA put Khomeini in power

@sidmanazebo

7 ай бұрын

How can you possibly claim that Mossadegh was a socialist and anything like Bernie Sanders. That's a total mischaracterization . He started his political career when he was very young in a moderate socialist movement but like all human beings he evolved and moved on to the National Front. He stood for the national identity and interest of Iran and democracy , there was virtually NO socialist agenda. So please don't trivialize the Shah's and Western actions which prevented democracy in Iran by exiling this great man.

Patrick as an Iranian I must thank you for your profound insights into Iran's Shahs time and what it could have been.

@ariaebrahimi3629

Жыл бұрын

As Iranian i would say he miss a big part about cinema rex, we all know who did it and he should clarify that shah actually didn't do it, also cinema rex wasn't the point people come out it was a few week later in on of tehran square that a group of communist including the the supreme leader of iran government that killed people and blame army for it

@JayCity10

Жыл бұрын

Iran was similar to the Batista regime in Cuba before Castro. It was a productive time, with an active night scene. Cuba in the 40s and 50s, was paradise. Then Castro ruin everything.

@donatta1857

Жыл бұрын

​@@JayCity10 Cuba before 1959 was racist and extremely corrupt. Stop romantacising the past.

@deezeed2817

Жыл бұрын

Most of you are romanticising these puppet dictators. Only a small minority of people benefited from any of these so called "reforms". The U.S actively looted the mineral and oil wealth of these countries and then acted like it did no wrong. Why would people ever take up arms and do revolution of any sort if they're happy or content? Regardless of what you think of Khomenei the fact was that the regime of the Shah was despised and hated and the only people that praise him just like the Batista are the bourgeois elites who fled. They were terrible leaders that had full American backing. Ultimately any regime that the U.S supports will likely end up on the losing side. Vietnam is a classic example. Years of support and propping up the South Vietnamese regime and they couldn't win against peasants. That alone should give you second thoughts as to whether U.S imperialist meddling is a good idea at all.

@waleed8530

Жыл бұрын

@@JayCity10 Batista? lol. The guy had a kink for executing people and rounding them up in jail.

Iran has a very rich history, really great cuisine, culture and beautiful people. It's a pitty that there is so much strife in the region.

@rashnuofthegoldenscales4512

Жыл бұрын

The strife will end when we have crushed the American presence in OUR region. Get out.

@danialraoufi1656

Жыл бұрын

@@mrhadyman56 oooooooooooooooooooooo

@RICO_SUAVE_86_

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Jason 🙏

As an Iranian I should say I couldn’t have explained it better myself

@ahmadabrar8378

7 ай бұрын

He too is an Iranian

Thanks for being our voice Patrick ! Very well explained brother.

As an Iranian, it was really a poor analysis.🙃

I know about the Shah of Iran because of Tony Soprano

The revolution had been simmering for years because the Shah was totally out of touch with the needs if his people. The ceremony at Persipolis is a clear example of this. He failed the test of leadership and Khoemeini was able to take advantage of this and mobilize the masses to think they were fighting for democracy.

@buridah328

Жыл бұрын

Why was he out of touch with his people ? Was there poverty in Iran? Just asking to learn. Thanks

@haroldotieno5804

Жыл бұрын

@@buridah328 The Shah was an absolute dictator whose security forces tortured and killed thousands. This intolerance for political dissent was to explode into the Iranian revolution of 1979. Despite the Shah overseeing tremendous economic growth in Iran during his reign, this did not trickle down to the masses. A good example of this is the 2500 year celebration of the Persian dynasty in 1971 at Persipolis. The event cost 100 million USD, yet the villagers next door lived in abject poverty.

@godscroissant1539

Жыл бұрын

@@haroldotieno5804 absolutely not true.

@haroldotieno5804

Жыл бұрын

@@godscroissant1539 Why did Savak exist?

@govendkhalit714

Жыл бұрын

Thats right. Thank for saying the truth. The poverty was heartbreaking and the literacy was about 40 percent. The reat had no education at all. The rich were filthy rich and the majority of the people didn’t have running water or electricity. With that being said, the islamic republic is a nightmare, not only to its people but also to iraq, syria, lebanon, yemen etc.

Excellent interview. Thank you! 👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍

The fall of the Shah started an age of terror and violence affecting most of the world. It was the pivotal moment when everything changed. I remember the creepy feeling I got at the time.

@steelcrown7130

Жыл бұрын

Me too.

@xiavosh

Жыл бұрын

Thanks to Ajax project!

@danwelterweight4137

Жыл бұрын

You just don't get it, do you? The shah brought terror and violence upon the Iranian people on an unprecedented scale. If you think the Ayatollas are bad. You have no idea how bad the Shah was. The Shah secret police were brutal torturers. The were freaking animals. The killed and tortured Iranian dissidents on mass with complete inpunity. The Shah was like Saddam Hussein. That is why so many Iranians stood against him and his brutal repression.

@Mr.E.Shoppa

Жыл бұрын

@@danwelterweight4137 Dan, don't be a lightweight. Just look at fearful and repressed Iran today compared to the general sense of freedom people had during the time of the Shah. The atrocities of the Ayatollahs henchmen have been much worse than Pahlavi's Savak. The Shah was being attacked by Islamic Fundamentalists and he needed to protect and defend his regime from extremist dissidents trying to create a sectarian state. We now know from experience that Fundamentalist Muslims will do anything to gain power and implement Shariah law. After the Ayatollah came in, the people gradually saw their bookstores disappear along with music stores and anything creative or artistic was brought into a strict Islamic framework. Fashion as we know it became illegal for women in Iran. Dan my man, is this an improvement over what the Shah had to offer? No it is not, unless you are a strict Muslim who wants to live an austere life and to repress the behavior of those around you if they do not conform to your standards. You can go live there, Dan.

@TheMusicman95382

Жыл бұрын

it started when CIA went in.

Really looking forward to this conversation John . Thank you both.

Yet the Shah spends all of its people's money on lavish parties

@rozhin100

Жыл бұрын

At least He didnnt spend it on terrorizing people and invading everywhere

Thank you i enjoyed listening to you telling the story i have been interested for years. ❤

It is the first time that I hear someone from the West gives a correct and an accurate (but short) assessment of the Shah and his era. I say short because Shah´s time and achievements need MUCH more time than seven and a half minutes. I am very interested to hear Patrick Bet-David talk more about this topic. 👍

@marksheehan8026

Ай бұрын

This fellow is Iranian he grew up there , he moved to the west ..

@qmarsvandad4968

Ай бұрын

@@marksheehan8026 I know, but he has grown up in the west and he is not lobbying for the Mullahs regime.

I remember the Cinema Rex fire very well - I was 18 at the time. There is (and was) NO way that SAVAK or the Shah were to blame: they had literally nothing to gain from burning to death 400 people who were by definition on board with the Shah's Westernisation, and it was indeed the spark for the Revolution, so in the event the Shah (and SAVAK) had everything to lose. No-one ever 'fessed up, but to my mind the obvious beneficiaries were the religious hardliners who had a burning hatred of evil Western influences such as cinema. Even Tudeh and the communist sympathisers would have been a little more careful in what they chose to attack, and in the end they were big losers too.

@xiavosh

Жыл бұрын

The western intelligence agencies decided that it was the time for Shah to go.

@jasonrashidnia

Жыл бұрын

It was c3ntr4l 1t3li6nc3 funded nonsense.

@disposabull

Жыл бұрын

@@xiavosh I have a massive problem with this story. Before the revolution Iran was Westernising rapidly, Iran was the only country on earth that America would export it's brand new, state of the art F-14 Tomcats to for example. After the revolution, Iran went from America's best friend to the USSR's best friend. Globally there were 2 major power brokers at the time, "the West" and "the USSR". I find it incredibly hard to believe that the CIA was to blame and the KGB during this time had never even heard of Iran. What were the KGB doing in Iran during this period? Nobody ever has an answer, the KGB had no involvement, the USSR never spent a penny in Iran, it was all the fault of the CIA. Is the one and only story, but it makes zero sense on the global political stage during this period. I guess the winners write their crimes out of history and blame them on their enemies...

@GWR_Sun-Lion

Жыл бұрын

@@disposabull I really think USA wanted to have an actual puppet like they always had in Iran pre shah time, they had the experience of creating cues before at Mosadegh time as well. So they just wanted to get rid of shah, and make deals with Khomeini. However, Khomeini was a very dishonest person , doesn't matter which party he was dealing with! After Revolution, Iran did not close to Russian or USSR afor several years! And even Russian were helping Saddam Hussein at the Iran-Iraq war, they sold them jet-fighters etc! After Khomeini dead Islamic regime gradually closed itself to Russian and Chinese, cuz they didn't had other choice! They had to choose a side, and American were already their enemies since then first day, Khomeini and his political Islamic party got popular on creating hatred on west and specifically on Americans! Also USA wasn't helping it either to calm things down! Which I personally understand and not to blame on them! However, when Khomeini got the power their slogen was "No Easterners! No Westerners! Islamic republic!" Which they were highlighting they won't be dependent on either sides! But in fact, even if they wanted to ever sort out their relationship with west , it was just simply in contradiction with their fundamentals bases and how they actually come to power. They influenced The whole nation at the time and created lots of Anti West deep feelings in most of the public hearts! It wasn't the era of internet, u know! Back Then was easier to influence and to propaganda somehow! But eventually they chose Russia cuz they had to find ways to turn the sanctions and to survive! The USSR part and kgb part was all the Toode party that Patrick explained! They were influencing the communist parties at the time and KGBs dream was to put one of the communist parties in power. And yes the communist parties from the East and Islamic party from the West both were manipulating and did boost the revolution! However it was the Islamic party winning at the end and they Khomeini took a completely different direction from what he was promising to the poor nation of Iran and simply anyone else in the world.

@farshid71

Жыл бұрын

You clearly do not know the history of Ussr and Iran then. Look up world war 2 and how Soviet Union was in Iran. Infact look up the Tudeh party, they were inline with Soviet Union back then. And yes, Carter and the west did plan a coup against the shah. It is a well known fact that Khomeni was in talks with the Carter administration when he was in France. All this because the oil contacts the Shah had with the west were going to expire in 1979 hence the year of the revolution.

Very interesting subject that occurred when I was 17y old. Now I am on my retirement age. Then, no news agency said (or maybe dared to say) what I have heard in yr interview. I bet that 95% of today's people especially, young ones, do not know anything abt Iran, Shah, Khomeni's revolution, their war with Iraq, etc. I seriously, doubt that history books do talk abt. this subject in a fair way.

@TheMusicman95382

Жыл бұрын

History is written by the winners.

I feel bad for the Shah of Iran; seeing his kid brother get shot by Tony Soprano’s cousin….I can’t even say his name! 😢

@danielkelly2210

Жыл бұрын

20 years in the can!

Well done. Few realize the freedom and progress under the Shah.

@farshid71

Жыл бұрын

Shah would have not been a puppet or else why did Carter snd the west plan a coup against him??

@waleed8530

Жыл бұрын

@@Alias986 The Shah was a puppet and was later replaced with a puppet. The U.S didn't even grant him a visa and later died in Egypt.

@xaniarom

8 ай бұрын

​@@waleed8530Read history he's not a puppet

Merci Patrick

Shah also believed in one party system. Rastakhiz party is the name of the party. You had little bit of freedom during shah, but zero politicial freedom.

@kaveman1021

Жыл бұрын

We had ALL the freedom. We had no need for multiple political parties.

@godscroissant1539

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely not true that party did lose power after 8 years just like any other party all it was that they were the overwhelming majority in the parliament under hoveyda.

@ilovepizza45

Жыл бұрын

@@godscroissant1539 come on the shah claimed that 80% of Iran adults Are in his party. We should never justify dictators no matter how worse the next one was

*One who has been placed into office, can be removed by the same lot whom put him there.* This is what happen to The Shah. Condensed version.

@dastforush

Жыл бұрын

The Shah became King after his father Reza Shah, read some books Jihadi.

Where is the link to the full podcast? anyone know? Thanks!

@MrRaitzi

Жыл бұрын

Later

John, thank you. The quality of the people you’re interviewing are beyond reproach. Patrick’s podcast’s is equally one of the top 10 to have as a must to watch (if you have half a brain & want to remain sane!) I keep saying this to you: KUDOS & we need you more than ever to keep doing what could be defined as “Gods Work”, & I’m not what you would call a religious man but I am very concerned about the direction 🤡’s in power are marching us towards. It almost feels like Armageddon 😢

@captainchokdee1039

Жыл бұрын

@@seapete131 😆 😆 😆 😆 😂 😂 😂. Of course I’m serious. If I said otherwise I’d just be another 🤡

Thank you Patrick.

Crikey John, your interviewee c.v. is impressive.

When PBD says “the CIA wouldn’t allow Mosaddegh to run Iran” he actually means “the CIA committed a coup with a foreign army to overthrow the duly elected leader of Iran”

@isramiraj

4 ай бұрын

All Mossadagh wanted to do was nationalize the oil industry ensuring Iran can develop and export. His coup was a blood bath and ked to the Shah's tyranny. In the context of progression to develop PBD provides a hypothetical case of Bernie Sanders of Iran. There was massive poverty and class discrimination.

@scoliosis9478

3 ай бұрын

Mossadegh wasn’t democratically elected and its funny people always call the Shahs action a coup when Mossadegh himself was the one acting outside his constitutional powers and trying to subvert the institutions to increase his own power such as when he attempted to take control of the defense ministry or dissolve the supreme court.

If I was the Shah I would’ve never left Iran no matter what happened

@uberchi5247

Жыл бұрын

Then he would of faced execution

PBD stinks of constantly stinks of bias. Good shout bringing up Bernie, PBD certainly knows the main demographic of youtube.

Here is a proposition, the Iranians didn't want to be tortured by the SVAK, effectively a Gestapo. Iranians wanted to use their oil for their own development, the SHAH was corrupt etc etc, That's why Iranians wanted to overthrow their government and rightfully so. The Mosques and Madrasas were the only place that offered people safety and security from the brutality of the regime. Then afterwards America went to give Sadam Hussein WMDs in his war against Iraq.

Deep

John can you invite Shah's son to your show? it would be awesome to hear it directly from him.

If the people of Iran wanted the Shah, that monarchy would still be in place. These voices you are the minority. Let’s keep it real

@dastforush

Жыл бұрын

Well the people wanted the Shah, they still do, but the Western medias don't show that side! And don't forget the propaganda the BBC Persian were spreading against the Shah on 70., they still do, the other Western medias still spreading lies and propaganda against the Shah! They promoted a psychopath Islamists Mr. Khomeini as someone like Mahatma Gandhi, and the Shah as a brutal blood seekers!

@dapperduncle1972

Жыл бұрын

No the majority want the Shah, the west had taken him down and now the crown prince is the most popular Iranian political figure, we want our Shah back

@tamatihoetawa2333

Жыл бұрын

Logical reasoning clearly didn't do enough research lol

@dariust1418

Жыл бұрын

What a dumb comment! So the west (UK, US, France and Germany) had no plan? Educate yourself.

@logicalreasoning1088

Жыл бұрын

@@dariust1418 I’m far more educated then you! Believe that. You haven’t the slightest idea. It was a monarchy that was overthrown

Good talk.

Javid Shah😢 may God rest his soul in paradise. 🤴🏼💙

Fascinating conversation!

iran should stay away from this clown as well

The Shah of Iran was never the same after spending 20 years in the can. He had to eat grilled cheese off the radiator.

@pony653

Жыл бұрын

He compromised.

Shah was a weak leader, US puppet & he was proud of it. He was also a control freaks and one man show. He was untouched from Iranian people needs & he was living in a Hollywood dream. The majority of Iranian were living in poverty & only elites were educated & wealthy. The small towns across Iran didn't have proper roads, electricity or water. After revolution, people across Iran become highly educated, roads & hospitals were improved etc etc. Considering that Iran has been living under US sanctions for over 40 years, this regime has done extremely well compared to Shah era. For instance, the military is self sufficient which Shah was dreaming to have it but US wouldn't give it to him. Of course, Islamic laws are very restrict but the majority of Iranian are very conservative people & prefer hijab. I'm not a religious person but I'd prefer this regime Compare to Shah.

@GGora

Жыл бұрын

"We would do a disservice to Khomeini to consider him simply as a symbol of segregated education and an opponent to women's rights," said the then-head of the State Department Intelligence Bureau, Philip Stoddard. USA's White House, 1978

Khomeini only lived in Paris from October 1978 when Saddam forced him out of Iraq. He'd lived over fourteen years in exile in Najaf. Why as this "expert" never mentioned Black Friday in Tehran 8th September 1978?.

Are you talking about Guadeloupe meeting?!

I don’t know enough about Iran to comment one way or the other. But the history and culture is fascinating to me. One day I would like to go there.

Mossadegh would have been a modern day Bernie Sanders. Well... thanks to the CIA we'll never know. Also, he wanted to nationalise oil so instead of 5%, Iran would get 100% of oil sales.

@aminansari6522

2 ай бұрын

Mossadegh was communist, and he wanted to turn Iran into a communist country.

Loved watching this, couldn't articulate this better.

Completely incorrect about Mossadegh. The rest of the commentary is rudimentary revisionism and rose tinted nostalgia

He was an intelligent man. He said things 40 years ago what is still true today. SHAH was amazing, intelligent and loved Iran. All he wanted was the best for his country. He was the balance in the Middle East. May his soul rest in peace He was the kind and strong father of Iran. He was the balance in the Middle East. As an Iranian, I am really proud of him. President Reagan, during a debate in 1984: "The Shah of Iran had been a stalwart ally...and I did think that it was a blot on our record that we let him down. We turned it (Iran) over to a maniacal fanatic who has slaughtered thousands and thousands." #KingRezaPahlavi

Reza Shah Pahlavi, and Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, history will always remember these two greatest kings of the Iran history.

One of the more uneducated and conspiracy-infested analyses I've ever heard on why the Shah fell!

@jjjaaaabroni

Жыл бұрын

Care to share an analysis that isn’t uneducated and conspiracy-infested then? Otherwise your comment is just empty words

@koolguy9069

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel hahaha

2 minutes of my life i never get back

Ive read little bits about Iran and that period but not enough. Does anyone have any good book recommendations or documentaries. Generally what I read has been critical of the Shah and his selling off of the country to western partners.

@farshid71

Жыл бұрын

I hear All the Shah's Men is a very good book.

@hamzariazuddin424

Жыл бұрын

@@farshid71 Yhe all ready read that. Very good. But again, thats taking a harsh view of the Shah.

LOL. I have never heard this much bullcrap in one video. So basically, the murderous corrupt Sha was great, but Mosedec, who wanted Iran's oil to be for Iranians, was horrible. This is gotta be a joke.

@isramiraj

3 ай бұрын

Correct, the coup of mossadeg was a blood bath, he was democratically elected and refine the oil, which Iran had capability for to create a more diverse economy and reduce class separation. Under the Shah class disparity and diversification of Economy and ownership suffered greatly. PBD's philosophy is large palaces, real estate (he is a tycoon) and bikini women is development and freedom. Religious persecution and restrictions were rampant under the Shah, which led to another extremism, therefore a balance and equilibrium are required.

@robertortiz-wilson1588

3 ай бұрын

Correct, Mosedec was a scumbag destroying Iran.

Who said that the Shah could speak 7 languages !? Why didn’t we see ?! He himself said, sometimes German, and well Persian mother tongue and English and French ! I didn’t see him speak any other 3 languages!

Mr. Anderson, your program is one of the best and most informative on the internet. Top quality, every time. Thank you!

@pennypiper7382

Жыл бұрын

Hear hear

Why he hates Bernie?

It's mind boggling that after 45 years and many books and articles, these two are describing such a historical event with a mindset of a 12 year old kid. Shah was good Khomeini was bad? Such an idiotic conversation missing the entire context of what led to Shah's downfall. This is equivalent of me describing the US history with American Indians were savage people and the Blue eyed Europeans came and brought prosperity to these wild people.

@TheFaithfulPatriot

9 ай бұрын

You are clueless.

I think he @ 04:05 he meant to say Nixon

The Shah was a Tyrant who was bound to fail. You are talking nonsense. How is "nightlife" a symbol of success? How is this kind of immorality a measure or success in a society? In contrast, this is proof of a failed society with broken families and a weak social structure. Also why didn't you mention the Shahs crimes against religious people. For example, the Goharshad Mosque incident? You are clearly a blind worshipper of the West and you love to kiss western shoes. The Shah disrespected the religion and culture of Iran and he tried to force westernisation down people's throats. In the late 1960s, the Shah sent a series of letters to King Faisal, urging him to modernize Saudi Arabia, saying: "Please, my brother, modernize. Open up your country. Make the schools mixed women and men. Let women wear miniskirts. Have discos. Be modern. Otherwise I cannot guarantee you will stay on your throne." In response, King Faisal wrote: "Your majesty, I appreciate your advice. May I remind you, you are not the Shah of France. You are in Iran. Your population is 90 percent Muslim. Please don't forget that." Faisal was right and a few years later the Shah was overthrown in the 1979 Iranian Revolution. This pushed Iran into the other extreme. The Shah and Khomeini were two sides of the same coin because they wanted to impose arrow ideas on people. There were only a few leaders in Iran who practised moderation. For example leaders like Mohommad Mossadegh took the middle path and rejected both blind imitation of the West and religious extremism. Also please don't tell lies about Mossadegh. Mossadegh was not a "socialist" or a "bernie sanders". He was strongly agaisnt the Soviets union and he was a religious man who had close ties with Islamic scholars. You have to listen to the people not your own Ego.

@tdavani

Жыл бұрын

You don't anything, most Iranian can't stand religion anymore thanks to the mullahs, Iranian never hated islam and it's authoritian way of control like Stalin did in soviet union. Marg bar islam

@rashnuofthegoldenscales4512

Жыл бұрын

@@tdavani You do not speak for us. Marg bar Amrika!

♥️Shah♥️

This is very profound

As some one who in no way supports any kind of religious regime, it’s easy to see why people would flock to Khomeini and resent the shah. On the one hand you have a man who has dedicated his life to being pure and free from all worldly goods and pleasure similar to a Shaolin monk on the other side was the epitome of corruption, opulence, degeneracy and greed. The Shah and his family and his court were probably some of the most corrupt people in the Middle East at that time.

@zccau2316

Жыл бұрын

This was dumb from Patrick who forgot that corruption was so high during the shahs period that people would eat grass for food while he sat on gold

@TheFaithfulPatriot

9 ай бұрын

Stop spreading lies about the Shah and his family. You have no clue as to what happened. If you think the current dictators are flawless, you live on another planet. Take a look at how the Iranian people are suffering. Young people are being murdered on a daily basis only because they want freedom.

He wasn’t lying about the pills

As an Iranian i must say that this gentleman's insight on this issue is quite accurate. after yrs of studying the Iranian history and affairs i realized the west was the main reason for the Iranian revolution. they set up mullahs in Iran only to get rid of the Shah, because the shah was too patriotic and reckless to speed up the developments in his country at the cost of damaging the western economic and ofc blue eye people could not tolerate working for a brown eye person .

Revisionism at its best. Just because it isn't great today doesn't mean it was better before. In the middle east we always look to the past that's way we never go anywhere. Focus on the future and today will get better.

He summed everything up very well…

Dear Patrick very nice explanation.

The Shah Should have never left Iran the generals were all totally loyalty to him.

ask him :why they do not wear tie?

@aminansari6522

2 ай бұрын

It's because Islamic regime is an anti west regime and recognize tie as a western symbol so It's ban for officials to wear one, however ordinary people on their parties or weddings and other similar times wear tie if they like to.

" not so long ago " Lebanon was nicknamed the Riviera of the Middle East , and YES , Westerners DID holiday in Beirut ( Middle East ) , but that's just a distant memory for many .The railway tracks that ran/run from Haifa , Israel , North to the Lebanese border can still be reactivated , when " certain influences" leave the Lebanese alone .

Strict when he should've been lenient, soft when he should've been hard as iron. Unfortunately he had everything stacked against him by the end, and once he realized it it was already too late Cinema rex was done by the "revolutionaries" btw.

Sometimes I wish that my country didn’t have OIL because we wouldn’t be the greedy West’s target and wouldn’t be in this mess

thanks man

You either support the rights of people to govern themselves or you don’t. Seems like the West always feels that those in the East are better suited to be governed externally. If you ask me, scenes from the protests in Iran today don’t look very different than the scenes from when the people of Iran revolted against the Shah.

Question who did that ? Yes Americans and western countries and unfortunately we people of Iran still believe that those countries will help us from this regime which was created with those western countries

Finally someone understanding and telling the truth about Shah and the revolution.

Tnx Patrik❤

People always underestimate the Soviet Union's role in downfall of Shah and blame the west instead. Don't forget a cold war was going on back then and Shah was a US ally in neighbor of Soviet Union and communists could not tolerate it.

@donatta1857

Жыл бұрын

What role did the Soviets play in the falloff the Shah? Please elaborate

@NegariaDesign

Жыл бұрын

@@donatta1857 There are multiple books from former KGB members that explaine how Soviet tried to overthrow Shah. From Shah's terror plan to training mullahs in Patris Lumumba university in Moscow. Khamenei the current supreme leader of Iran was one the graduated studets of that University. Actually Patris Lumumba university is a spy training center. Mahmud Abbas of palestine was trained there as well as Khamenei and so many other leaders of African and South American countries. For example the cinema Rex firing was one of Soviet plans to start protests against Shah. There are undeniable evidences for what I say in those books.

Soo great was iran in shaws time..... Doctor were imported ..... Women enrollment to universities were 4 %now it's 60 % ........

❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️

The vacuum the loss of the Shah caused had to be filled and the most powerful won

Patrick is also iranian :)

PBD's comments stem from nastalgia and an over exaggeration of what iran was like a utopia with a mix of watching too much BBC Persian and Iran international. Only if social medi existed back in the 70's.

Wow great discussion some people say it was actually Khomeini or his followers who set the cinema Rex on fire.

@farshid71

Жыл бұрын

Actually in Patrick video a few days ago he does mention that a few years later a Islamic fanatic that was arrested that he admitted he and few burned the cinema

@MM-dm4xj

Жыл бұрын

Its a well known truth by now

Hellom he was NOT an Iranian Shah, he was a US dictator planted there.. Get it right or go home..

As a young Iranian, I will never forgive the generation of 1979. The best system for Iran is monarchy and I will do my best to bring Reza Shah II back to the country.

CIA- its also the downfall of the world.

Us Iranians are so fickle. And it’s happening again.

Fascinating

But the truth is sth more than what he said , petrol price was the second reason but the first and more important one was The Great Civilization, that Shah said we want to come back to our past( the great civilization ). So England Us Germany France meet and signed the agreement to omit Shah … and……. So on. So they made Mullas and exported them to Iran. But before that they also prepared brains all over the world and inside Iran with lots of of lies in news papers.. about shah and savak … It was not the first time … 1400 years ago the same project also done to Iran by Rom Empires … I would say Shah ‘s worst mistake was “ being human and having heart “ He was the kindest man ever 😢😢😢

Fascinating. Do what did Khomeini do with the oil after?

They look related

Mosaddegh was democratically elected whereas Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was an absolute ruler who took power via a military coup. The people of Iran during the Shah's time in power clearly don't share Patrick's perspective considering they chose a different leader and different form of government and ultimately had a revolution to oust him. It is just unfortunate that the only real opposition to him was a theocracy.

@aryaaryana9998

6 ай бұрын

you need to educate yourself, people like you with limited education and knowing the constitution, we got this mess.

how old was this guy when the revolution took place?

This clip is interesting as it repeats the storyline common among many Iranians: the shah was becoming too powerful, western countries decided he must go, they made a revolution in Iran. You would be surprised how many Iranians believe in this story. This guy’s only credential for pontificating about Iran is that he was born there. His knowledge of Iran is clear from claiming that Mossadegh was a Bernie Sanders and that the shah spoke seven languages. The quality of people being interviewed in this channel is going down the drain.

@djsailbeat9999

Жыл бұрын

see i love this comment i always see people agree with vid instead of disagree but can help me explain true story instead of saying is why is false?

@mohammadeskandari2416

Жыл бұрын

@@djsailbeat9999 Revolutions are complex historical processes that can’t be summed up in youtube comment section. My point is no foreign power forced Iranians to take their lives into their hands and pour into the streets, to go on strike, and bring down the monarchy. Which global power would bring down its own ally at the height of the cold war, and take such a huge gamble with an unknown entity? It’s an idiotic theory unsupported by any evidence. What happened in 1979 has been explored by countless scholars. The best book on the position of the White House is Gary Sick’s All Fall Down.

@velocirshtr3756

Жыл бұрын

@@mohammadeskandari2416 I mean, look how Pat (PBD) “whitewashed” Shah’s outlook and relationship on Israel saying it was good or no problems. Juxtapose that to a recent 60 Minutes video that just came out where it was totally not the case: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4Z8lNmRgdeslNI.html

@SonofChrist77

Жыл бұрын

@@mohammadeskandari2416 dorod. Perhaps that’s exactly what they want you to think. Perhaps the gamble paid off and they have been exploiting Iran for its oil for the past 40 years 🤔

@babyamom2004

Жыл бұрын

What about Mossadegh being a Bernie sanders was wrong? He totally was. He was an installed puppet.

Patrick finally you explained it like it was Oil I am tired of all the nonsense I hear from all these people who have no clue what they are saying thank you

As an Iranian familiar with the Iranian politics and the revolution, despite my respect for PBD, his reasoning for the Iranian revolution of 1979 was way too oversimplistic and not accurate based on many historic classified information that has come out over the past few years.

Hi there cuties!!🤗💖

I knew so many young Iranians who were heartbroken about the revolution. They really liked America.

It’s wild watching these two sociopaths talk about history.

Couldn’t have said it better myself, you should have just added that later it came out that khomeini’s allies trained by Arafat burned down cinema rex

Everything he did was to pull Iran further into the future. Sadly, his reforms were just a step too far for a proportion of the population who did not understand what he was trying to do. This was his greatest mistake, and trusting the US to stand by his side. As you say, you can take the horse to the water but you can't make him drink it. Let's hope that after 45 years of wars, killings, poverty and catastrophe after catastrophe the Iranians have learnt their hard lesson. He was a great man. RIP Shah.

The Shah uttered the words of death. "I am going to nationalize our oil." That was a death sentence. Same as Chavez in Venezuela.

@az6802

Жыл бұрын

no...the Shah was brought back into power to oppose nationalization of oil

@xavierlaflamme8773

Жыл бұрын

@@az6802 see article "Iran Formally Nationalizes Her Oil Industry, Shah Says" by NYTIMES dated March 21, 1973. I have seen the actual interview video in Iranian history class about 30 years ago when i was a History majors stufent in college. My professor in 1973 actually recorded the entire interview on VHS and provided it to us in class. US and their British mother won't ever allow you to nationalize oil. It's a death sentence

@az6802

Жыл бұрын

@@xavierlaflamme8773 seems like the only reason he did that was because they wouldn't double the amount of oil production.

@xavierlaflamme8773

Жыл бұрын

@@az6802 eventually he had pressure from within his own people to take more ownership of their own resources. A resource they were getting paid pennies on the dollar for. Energy is a huge game. We see it today with Russia as well. Western powers will not allow an outside power to become powerful and wealthy on their own resource. It's a big no no. Need to pay the mafia their cut. Or else you get cut