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Considering they had 25 years of the Shah being allied to them, and able to use profits from the oil there, maybe not.
by Synaesthesia 8y ago
Considering they had 25 years of the Shah being allied to them, and able to use profits from the oil there, maybe not.
- krylon 8y agoBut then Khomeini came along, the Shah was overthrown, and today, Iran supports the Syrian government, rebels in Yemen, Hezbollah, and Hamas. Plus, the US and Israeli governments have been a making a lot of noise about possible Iranian plans to build nuclear weapons. These days, I think, it would be very convenient for the USA, if Iran still was a secular democracy they could be on friendly terms with. Certainly there are people who consider the coup against Mossadegh a worthwhile investment. But there were some, uh, unforeseen repercussions.