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I'm no expert on the history of Iran, but no, it doesn't seem it ever was (Most countries in the region ever were or are one now). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
by joelbluminator 5y ago
I'm no expert on the history of Iran, but no, it doesn't seem it ever was (Most countries in the region ever were or are one now).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Imperial_State_of_Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Imperial_S...
"The reign of Reza Shah was totalitarian and dictatorial at a time when totalitarian governments and dictatorships were common in the Middle East and the world[8] and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was some years in the future."
- rjsw 5y agoIt was more of a democracy before the 1953 coup [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...
- joelbluminator 5y agoOK, it was more of a democracy at that time I agree. That was 70 years ago.
- sudosysgen 5y agoAgain, you've got the wrong time period.
- andrepd 5y agoFor the 3rd time, I'm talking about the regime that was overthrown to put in the Shah Reza Pahlavi...
- joelbluminator 5y agoYou could be right, I will read up on that. But again, you are pointing to a very specific point in history, that was an exception to the rule.