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Ardeshir Zahedi, the former foreign minister and Iran's ambassador to the United States and Britain during the reign of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, died last week in Switzerland. He, who always explicitly emphasized his loyalty to the monarchy and closeness to the Shah of Iran, was an outspoken politician and believed that the 28th of August coup was a popular uprising without foreign interference: "This revolution, this resurrection of 28th of August was made by the people". He, who recently strongly opposed the killing of Qassem Soleimani by the American army, in his interview in 2008 also emphasized dialogue to solve Iran's problem with the West: "I am against war, I was and I will be. I am against Iran's bomb(s). Whether it's Israel, England, or anything else, I disagree...negotiate, negotiate, negotiate." Rebroadcast of Enayat Fani's conversation with Ardeshir Zahedi in this program in other words. Instagram: / bbcpersian Facebook: / bbcpersian Our website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/persian/ Twitter: / bbcpersian #BBCPersian