Iran, 1953-1979: From the Shah to Islamic Revolution
The Dig
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Khomeini's Opposition to Land Reform
The Shah is widely thought to owe his throne to foreign intelligence agencies. He's almost sort of cosplaying this kind of revolutionary monarch exactly because he feels so inadequate. But there are a lot of ways in which the independent social organizations, political activism, opposition groups are putting pressure on the on the Shah,. Even Khomeini who at this time is not yet the figure he is going to become.
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