At least I wasn't claiming there was anything deterministic at play. I believe generally several characteristics of the Shah's regime are held to have laid gro

At least I wasn't claiming there was anything deterministic at play. I believe generally several characteristics of the Shah's regime are held to have laid ground for the revolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution#Background_(1891%E2%80%931977) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution#Background_... So it's not about robbing Iranians of agency (who are among the most distinguished and ancient cultures), just stating that 1953 meddling gave rise to a regime that possessed these characteristics, and without the coup, different dynamics would have been at play. I totally agree, there is zero chance of war over lithium.