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Originally Posted by Firebot

Protesters are shouting for the return of the shah, which is Reza Pahlavi (son of former shah).

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62wx1gr8y4o

He's alive mainly because he was in the US at the time of the Islamic Revolution

Is he planning to rule temporarily until elections can take place? The West deposing the elected government of Iran and forcing the Shah on them was a significant part of what led to the current mess. It seems wild to me that people are calling for the Shah to come back.