Oil and the Shah of Iran (1974) | 60 Minutes Archive

In 1974, Mike Wallace traveled to Iran for his first interview with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. The Arab oil embargo was ongoing, and Wallace asked the Shah about the oil profits Iran was making.

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[thecoolfarhan]

His eyes..!! So gentle, stoic yet fierce and powerful

[Lovelife-lwfy]

“ why do you call it the Arab gulf, you’ve been to school haven’t you “? Brilliant! The man was so intelligent and obviously loved his country. It’s a shame to watch what is happening to that beautiful country especially the Iranian people who are the most hospitable people I’ve met

[robertsrt]

This man screams confidence, honesty, and intelligence. The eyes dont lie.

[frannieswannie]

such an aggressive interviewer, often out of his depth and caught by surprise. the shah was an intelligent and wise man

[moniehookemomolu]

I wish most interviews nowadays were unfiltered like this one. Shah Pahlavi was a great man.

[sesa]

The world becomes a better place to live with people like Shah.Unfortunately, we lost him.

[jamesshirazian]

What an amazing his vision is proven to be right after 43 years.... Long Live the King

[Suzan]

He was the kind and strong father of Iran. He was the balance in the Middle East. As an Iranian, I am really proud of him.
#RezaShahTheSecond‬⁩

[jesseballard]

I am shocked to finally hear the man speak. He is so honest and sincere and it seems unfortunate that things turned out as they did.
A person interested in conspiracy could watch the interview and conclude that a foreign government started meddling with the affairs of Iran fifty years ago

[ninobenjamin]

Right at the beginning of this interview the SHAH should have walked away from a calculated fixed interrogation, but he was a gentleman and a fighter so he stood his ground and brought the level of the so called interview DOWN to the level of the interviewer .REST IN PEACE FOR EVER, THE KING OF KINGS.

[edwhitson]

No doubt a very smart man who refused to "play ball" rip Mr shah

[slobert]

We miss him so much, even more these days. God rest his soul

[subodhmishra]

This interview demonstrates that the shah was possibly one of the most intelligent people to ever walk the halls of authority in any nation on earth, with clarity of mind and resolve.

[nimamichelle]

Any other king would of kick him out, but shah tolerated and answer each question with so much honestly. Rest in piece my King ❤

[mr.goldenproductions_]

This guy doesn’t look like a dictator at all…no dictator would ever stand for such a disrespectful line of questioning. He looks like a gentleman and an enlightened ruler.

[maccybear]

Reporter got schooled by the king, what an honour.

[aishaafghan]

It’s so sad when a person is smart, confidence, powerful business minded they have enemies everywhere in the family in their friends in the workplace and the society, this guy was so smart in every country, took him down, so sad rip to Mr. Shah😢

[angelafarahan]

He was the kind and strong father of Iran who is always alive in our heart. We have a lot of respect for him and his father, Reza Shah the great. ❤️

[TihetrisWeathersby]

Given how obsessed some of these conservative politicians in the US and Canada are with Israel he wasn't wrong it seems

[hadi]

As an iranian young i really proud of this man