Iran Nobel winner Ebadi faces backlash over support for son of ousted shah

Reza Pahlavi, whose father Mohammad Reza was brought down by the 1979 Islamic revolution, has repeatedly said he is ready to lead a transition if the Islamic republic falls in the now month-long war against the US and Israel. Earlier this month he named Ebadi, who also lives in exile but won the 2003 Nobel prize while still based in Iran, to lead a committee that would set up a truth-finding commission and court. The move represented one of the most significant expressions of support he has received...