Reza Pahlavi -- the man who could have been Shah

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : "The only alternative to the Islamic Republic's radical Islamism that can mobilize the masses is nationalism," Ghasseminejad said.
46% : As Pahlavi explains, his grand plan for the downfall of the Islamic Republic is multi-fold: First apply "maximum pressure" on the regime through harsher sanctions on senior government and military officials -- along with formal terrorist designations for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by the UK and EU.
43% : A key factor of Pahlavi's popularity is his consistent, decades-long vision for a secular and democratic Iran that adheres to nationalist sentiments already rising in the country, says Saeed Ghasseminejad, senior Iran advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
37% : Then, from 2017-2019, desperate Iranians protested over water scarcity, economic hardship and political repression.

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