Amiri also ventured an assessment of the role that Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last Shah, could play in the country’s future. He succeeded in bringing people onto the streets and thereby filling the gap of a leader who could mobilize and hold the masses together. Thanks to the support of two opposition broadcasters, he has become a representative figure and a beacon of hope for the protests. “The question is: Do the Americans rely on him,” the journalist said.
Who takes power in Iran depends on whether there will be a regime change at all and, if so, how it will take place. From a historical perspective, events favor actors who are not necessarily expected. “These are the ones who, when the oath takes place and there is an armed conflict in the country itself, take power because they are there and have their supporters. That’s why it’s very, very difficult to say,” was the journalist’s uncertain outlook on the political future of the 90 million Iranians.
