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Well, it's not that linear. While renaissance started to steamroll west into the scientific future while the world of Islam stagnated, the story of Iran is far
by fsloth 5y ago
Well, it's not that linear.
While renaissance started to steamroll west into the scientific future while the world of Islam stagnated, the story of Iran is far more complex than that of a continuous medieval theocracy which the brief statement above suggests (intended or not).
Before 1979 coup Iran was a more or less secular modern state and not a theocracy.
But it was destablized before that by the 1959 coup backed by UK and US interests.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
- ajuc 5y agoIt wasn't a theocracy but it also wasn't anywhere close to the scientific powerhouse it was historically.
- nobodyandproud 5y agoWhich doesn’t mean it couldn’t have become one again. As an outsider (non-Persian) I feel Iran would have been evolved into an interesting ally for the US in the long term, if we hadn’t meddled in their affairs all those years ago.