Episode
Episode 82: Mehdi Bazargan; Rise to Fall
Ahmad Hashemi
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2024-08-04
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"Revolutions devour their children"—a statement often attributed to various sources, yet incomplete. The fuller truth: revolutions can consume both children and fathers alike. Mehdi Bazargan exemplifies this paradox perfectly. Though he died a natural death, his politic Read more…"Revolutions devour their children"—a statement often attributed to various sources, yet incomplete. The fuller truth: revolutions can consume both children and fathers alike. Mehdi Bazargan exemplifies this paradox perfectly. Though he died a natural death, his political existence was assassinated within the revolutionary atmosphere. This episode examines Bazargan's trajectory from influential engineer to controversial political figure, exploring how revolutionary fervor transformed and ultimately consumed those who shaped its course. Close