While the regime has chosen the new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, another man in exile is dreaming of becoming the king. Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former shah – whom Iranians struggled so hard to depose in the revolution of 1979 – now believes he is “uniquely positioned” to lead the country. He tweeted on 1 March: “My heart aches for the 3 American heroes killed and the 5 wounded by the regime. The Iranian people are forever in their debt. To their grieving families: please accept our immense love, deepest condolences, and eternal gratitude.” He is more American than Iranian. If he were truly Iranian, he would express sorrow for the thousands of Iranian civilians who have died in this latest attack, including more than 150 schoolgirls who are now believed to have been killed by a US strike.