How the world’s most extravagant party set Iran on a path to ruin

Sydney Morning Herald
by Tony Wright
March 5, 2026
How the world’s most extravagant party set Iran on a path to ruin
Roasted peacocks, an Australian butler and the Shah: Inside the 1971 desert feast that sowed the seeds of revolution.
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Originally published on Sydney Morning Herald on 3/5/2026