The Iranian opposition does not suffer from a lack of hashtags or exiles with microphones. It suffers from a shortage of nerve. Leadership against a regime built on terror, prisons, and execution squads does not come from think tanks in Beverly Hills or panels in Davos. It comes from people who understand pressure, discipline, risk, and consequence. That is why Patrick Bet-David—not Reza Pahlavi—is the figure who actually fits the moment Iran is entering.

Bet-David is an Iranian-born, shaped by revolution and exile, and hardened in systems where failure carries cost. His background is not ornamental. He served in the U.S. military, where hierarchy, accountability, and decision-making under stress are not metaphors but daily realities. He built companies from........

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