I don't think anyone claims that there were no problems in Iran under the Shah. Or in the US for that matter. FWIW, every single person I talked to who lived i

I don't think anyone claims that there were no problems in Iran under the Shah. Or in the US for that matter. FWIW, every single person I talked to who lived in Tehran during the Shah said it was great. However, I know It's a biased sample. For one, none of them were Communist sympathizers. And even more importantly, they all emigrated. Maybe if I talked to people who live in Tehran now, they'd also say it's great, who knows.