At CPAC, the Shah's Son Promises to "Make Iran Great Again"

[David__77]

Polls show that the majority of Americans oppose President Donald Trump’s war in Iran. Those numbers go even higher when the prospect of boots on the ground is included. The war has even repelled some of Trump’s biggest supporters in the MAGA world, who thought he was serious when he promised during his 2024 campaign that he wouldn’t engage in foreign wars if elected.

But none of those schisms were on display Saturday at CPAC, the nation’s oldest conservative political convention, when Reza Pahlavi took the stage. The son of the last shah of Iran was given rock star treatment and greeted with roars of approval from an audience filled with Iranian-Americans who back Trump’s attack on Iran.

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Media stars like Tucker Carlson and Joe Rogan have been openly breaking with Trump for betraying his campaign promises. At CPAC, where most speakers seemed largely supportive of the war, former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) sounded a discordant note, saying, “A ground invasion of Iran will make our country poorer and less safe. It will mean higher gas prices, higher food prices. And I’m not sure if we would end up killing more terrorists than we would create.”

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https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/reza-pahlavi-cpac-iran-trump-shah-war/

[MustLoveBeagles]

1. If the Shah's son is a Maga he can fuck right off.

[Aristus]

3. The Shah was a brutal right-wing autocrat, so a MAGAt spawn tracks.

n/t

[BigDemVoter]

6. Yes he can go fuck himself.

For him to think he’s the legitimate heir to the “throne” in Iran is utter horse shit.

His father was a tyrant who spent trillions of dollars that belonged to the country for his pretentious and outlandish ego projects such as his coronation and the equallly wasteful international party in Persepolis.

Maybe some expat Iranians want him back, but the Pahlavi family got booted out of the country for very good reasons, although it’s a shame the Iranian public thought an Islamic Republic would be a good idea.

And the USA needs to fuck right off when it comes to the internal affairs of Iran. We have already fucked ourselves into a nasty corner, and NOTHING Pussy-Grabber et al will be able to do will resolve these issues. They will just fuck up a fucked up situation even more.

[MustLoveBeagles]

7. Agreed 👍

[struggle4progress]

2. They want a Batista back in Cuba and a Shah back in Iran

They sure seem to be effin slow learners

[JBTaurus83]

4. No one who goes to CPAC

Should be trusted to run anything.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. I can't argue with you on that one 😉

[Initech]

8. No, Iran doesn't need to be made great again.

You can see just how well that bullshit is working here!