LATE SHAH'S YOUNGER SON DEAD

BBC:

The younger son of the Shah of Iran, Alireza Pahlavi, has killed himself in the US after a long battle with depression, his family says.

His brother, former crown prince Reza Pahlavi, said the family had been thrown into "great sorrow" by the news.

"It is with immense grief that we would like to inform our compatriots of the passing away of Prince Alireza Pahlavi," a family statement said.

MY CONDOLENCES TO THE PAHLAVI FAMILY.

• THE SHAH WAS MUCH BETTER FOR IRAN AND THE WEST THAN AYATOLLAH KHOMEINI AND KHOMEINI'S SUCCESSOR.

• IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.

• I BLAME JIMMY CARTER AND THE LEFT.

MY CONDOLENCES TO THE PAHLAVI FAMILY.