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Originally Posted by That Guy
you mean in like in the 1950's before the US helped bombed it out for the oil companies and put the shah in place?
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US fear (paranoia?) of an increasingly active Communist presence in Iran played a big part in the 1953 coup. Installing a ruler who could keep our oil needs equitable satisfied our nations capitalist interests, no doubt. I think the fear of the spread of communism, though, was what put it all into play. I'm no scholar, though, I just like reading all things Iranian history.
07-02-2013, 09:03 PM
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