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Chapter 2521 Pahlavi Panicked (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
Pahlavi panicked!
Unlike many people who remain calm, Pahlavi, the "tyrant" widely criticized by the outside world, clearly does not have the same confidence.

He panicked very quickly!
"They were even somewhat panicked!"

Li Yi'an gazed into the distance, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Over the past few months, he has made a series of compromises, such as giving Congress more power and the general election. In short, he has tried to use one compromise after another to get the opposition to compromise as well."

Of course, another purpose was to gain Washington's support. In recent years, Washington has increasingly criticized Pahlavi. Washington, oh Washington..."

Shaking his head, Li Yi'an didn't even know how to criticize Washington.
"While in Saigon, what was Washington doing while supporting Saigon?"
They are constantly criticizing them for this and that, and in short, they want them to establish their political system according to the American model.

Completely disregarding its unique realities.

In the end, they dragged themselves down with them. It was the same in Saigon, and it's the same now in Iran. Those Americans…”

Hearing what you said, Song Deqing wholeheartedly agreed:
"That's right. Pahlavi's downfall was directly related to his unlimited compromises with the United States. Hesitation leads to disaster. Look at other countries, like South Korea... If South Korea had really followed the US's demands, it's likely that South Korea would have perished during Syngman Rhee's time..."

Although he had lived in the United States for more than a decade, Song Deqing was not particularly interested in the American system. After all, every country has its own differences and different environments, so it is impossible to simply copy it.

"South Korea……"

Thinking of the events that occurred in South Korea at the end of this year, Li Yi'an said with deep agreement:
"In South Korea, they always seem to make the right choices at the right time, which is undeniably a matter of luck!"

Perhaps, this is what it means for a superhuman to fall from the sky!
From any perspective, Li Yi'an holds this view regarding South Korea over the past decade and the next decade.

From Park Jung-woong to the young player at the end of this year, and even to the young player's other choice ten years later.

In summary, they made the choice that best suited South Korea's future, and it was ultimately their choice that propelled South Korea to become a developed country.

Sometimes, the disparity in the fates of nations is stark. If Iran hadn't made a different choice at this crucial moment, what would their future have been like?

After all, the Persians are different from the Arabs.

They value education, unlike the Arabs.

They incorporated their doctrines into modern physics, chemistry, and mathematics, and then tried to interpret them.

Persians will always be Persians.

This can be seen in the progress Iran made in the military industry and other fields later on.

If they haven't made the wrong choice, what kind of future awaits them?

It can only be said that sometimes, fate has already decided things without our knowledge.

When Pahlavi hesitated, Iran's future and destiny were already decided.

If you hesitate even for a moment, your subordinates will start whispering among themselves; if you remain indecisive, they will start looking for other ways to make a living.

Throughout history, those who are ruthless and quick-witted usually have a relatively good ending, but those who are cunning but indecisive suffer the most!
And Pahlavi was such a person.

This is also why Li Yi'an is unwilling to intervene in Iran now, because dealing with people who are indecisive and prone to making plans will only lead to being dragged down by them in the end.

Therefore, instead of doing that, why not just sit back and watch the situation unfold?

"Your Excellency, so now we..."

Song Deqing looked at the gentleman and asked in an inquiring tone:
"What are we going to do?"

"Evacuate our citizens!"

Li Yi'an said without hesitation:

"Evacuate all our citizens, and cut losses on ongoing projects... the future of Iran!"

Shaking his head, Li Yi'an said:

"It's not as optimistic as we imagined. Let's withdraw as soon as possible! Without the king, the Iran we face may be a regime we've never encountered before. Staying out of it might be more beneficial for our future."

Your words startled Song Deqing for a moment, and then he said:
"Your Excellency, are you referring to Khomeini? He...didn't he clearly state that he has no interest in political power? No interest in politics at all. He's just a priest..."

This has been Khomeini's consistent public statement. He has always presented this image over the past few years, and in recent months, this stance has been praised by the entire Western world.

Everyone praised his noble act of not coveting power but only caring for the well-being of ordinary people, even after being exiled abroad. His thoughts and concerns remained focused on the well-being of ordinary people, not on personal power or personal desires.

Shouldn't such a virtuous person be respected and loved by everyone?
But in reality?

Those Western journalists had no idea that it was all just a performance, or rather, they were very clear that it was a performance, but they needed to create a news story.

"You're all so naive!"

Li Yi'an gave a cold laugh, and then said:

"In this world, how many people would willingly relinquish the power they have gained?"

Shaking his head, Li Yi'an said in a disdainful tone:

"No, very few people would do that, and as for him... he's definitely not that kind of person. An actor, that guy is just an actor!"
It's all just a performance for the world to see. The words spoken are only meant for the Western world and for the opposition within Iran. They'll regret it in the future!

Saying this aloud, Li Yi'an thought for a moment, and then said:

"Let's begin the evacuation!"

Evacuation of citizens!

Any country that announces the evacuation of its citizens will inevitably attract worldwide attention.

As the new year dawned, and the world's attention was drawn to Lebanon and the Mediterranean standoff, the SEA's decision to evacuate its citizens from Iran immediately brought this previously overlooked country back into focus. Only then did people realize that the situation in Iran had deteriorated to an extremely serious degree.

Or rather, Iran is on the eve of a dramatic change.

On the eve of this dramatic change, the one at the center of the storm was naturally King Pahlavi himself.

When he learned that SEA had started bridge testing, his first reaction was—we've been abandoned.

"Why? Why did even he abandon us?"

Pahlavi looked somewhat bewildered and asked, unsure of what to do.

The queen standing before him didn't even know how to answer.

For the past few years, Pahlavi has been suffering from illness, and even last year, when the situation was deteriorating, he had to travel to the United States for treatment.

She has only recently returned from receiving medical treatment in the United States.

"Your Majesty, their evacuation is only temporary."

Seeing the king's obvious nervousness, the queen explained.

"Given the current chaotic situation, their evacuation efforts are understandable. After all, the US embassy began asking its citizens to leave several months ago."

Before the Queen could finish speaking, Pahlavi retorted:

"That's different. A few months ago, the Americans withdrew non-essential personnel—the wives and children of the engineers and workers who worked for us. It was because many of the opposition's protests were directed against the United States."

However, sEA is conducting a full-scale evacuation this time.

To all overseas Chinese!

Pahlavi looked at his wife and spoke in an extremely serious tone.

"In other words, they don't believe we can maintain the situation."

He doesn't believe me.

When he said those words, Pahlavi seemed to have been hit hard, and he suddenly hung his head in dejection.

Chang'an did not believe they had the ability to maintain the situation, which is why they began to evacuate their citizens.

Does this mean I'm really finished?

In fact, Pahlavi already knew the answer. Just a month ago, he sent a special envoy to Washington three times to try to gain support. What was Washington's attitude?
Instead of offering him any support, they hoped he would negotiate with the opposition.

Negotiation...can negotiation solve problems?

Those people could accept anything except the king; under such circumstances, negotiation had long since become meaningless.

The United States has abandoned him.

And now, now, even Chang'an has abandoned him.

"We...may have no other choice left."

Pahlavi sighed helplessly, then said:
"Perhaps we need to make final plans."

"Final plans?"

Upon hearing this, the queen's expression became tense, and she quickly said...

"Your Majesty, do we have any other choice? The army, the army is loyal to you."

Hearing the Queen's somewhat nervous words, Pahlavi did not answer him, but stared blankly ahead.

He knew, of course, that many generals in the army were on his side, as were many officers.

But so what?

Pahlavi had considered that possibility, but without support from the United States...

Doing that would likely be digging your own grave.

Looking at the silent king, the queen opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a word. Then tears suddenly streamed down her face, and she looked at her husband with a hint of despair.

"Your Majesty, this is our country. We should... perhaps we can pass the throne to our son."

if……"

At this point, the Queen still held onto a sliver of hope. She hoped that the King's abdication could ease the situation.

"This……"

Listening to his wife's suggestion, Pahlavi was indeed somewhat tempted. After all, this would guarantee, in any case, that the country belonged to them. More importantly, it would not only maintain the Pahlavi dynasty but also buy them more time.

After thinking for a moment, he said:

"That seems like an option, after all, my body is no longer suitable to be king, and perhaps they will accept it."

Then, King Pahlavi said:
"I think we could send someone to contact the opposition; perhaps they would accept it."

(End of this chapter)