{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/d556eb54-6160-4c85-95f4-47d9f5216c49/696a20d598f7a1123eb3fefd?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Clutching at shahs: Iran’s would-be revolutionary","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a934d4d93d6587424a/1768562657650-d9f7a82f-30ab-45cb-95da-547b0cd6e447.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Reza Pahlavi, son of the shah deposed in the 1979 revolution, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2026/01/15/reza-pahlavi-says-iran-is-undergoing-a-revolution?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tells us</a> he sees himself as the people’s choice to lead. We ask how that might work. Our correspondent reckons that, in a full accounting of buying versus renting a home, the smart choice <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/01/07/is-it-better-to-rent-or-buy?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">has become clear</a>. And our obituaries editor on <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/obituary/2026/01/15/aldrich-ames-built-a-career-on-betraying-trust?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=theintelligence&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Aldrich Ames</a>, a prolific CIA double agent for Russia.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><em>To see much more of our interview with Reza Pahlavi, and deep analysis with our editors and correspondents on how he might fit into Iran’s future, watch the </em><a href=\"https://www.economist.com/insider/the-insider/where-does-iran-go-from-here\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>latest episode</em></a><em> in our Insider series for subscribers.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}