What Caused the Iranian Revolution? | Iran's Revolution(s) Explained

What caused the Iranian Revolution of 1979?
Iran's 20th century was a tumultuous one; three separate revolutions brought radical changes to the country. It began the century as a feudal absolute monarchy, and ended it as the world's only theocratic republic. In many ways, Iranian society was modernized, but in others, it regressed to an age before the enlightenment. The revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had valid critiques of Iran's autocratic Shah, and it was his faith that in large part mobilized revolutionaries, but that same zealotry stopped Iran from becoming a true democracy post-1979.
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[@LookBackHistory]

Funny story, this video was meant to go out on Monday, but I selected the wrong date. Woops. Anyway, if you enjoyed learning about Iran, you'll want to know what doomed their ex-neighbour, the Ottomans. Check out a video on their fall, here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4jOc6WphtxrrdU

[@monarchistheadcrab8819]

I guess now you gotta make a new video about the new revolution, eh? #Iran_revolution_2022

[@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle]

Great video as always! I'd be really interested in countries history ✨😎‼

[@howard6340]

Glad you returned! Great video.

[@gromhellscream4487]

Thanks for the video. I'd like to correct a mistake, the Americans were on the Shah's side until Carter. Carter clearly supported Khomeini, and there are documents of their connection and communications. You can look them up, there is even a Wikipedia page about it. Khomeini assured him that he would not oppose the U.S, and went back on his word after he came to power. He told the Iranians that he would establish a free, democratic government, which he also lied about. He was like our Lenin, pretty much lied about everything to come to power. He is now hated by about 80% of the population.

[@fereshtebahaedini6614]

Yeah i don’t know how he could flip such obvious truth...thanks for the correction

[@thedadadaraindejavu8622]

Yes Shah wasn’t a dictator, don’t be fooled by medias and politics who lied about him in order to provoke people against him, he stoop up against westerns (US and UK) to cut their hands off of Iran’s affairs and that’s exactly why they got rid of him, he was making Iran into top 5 most prosperous countries

[@yaqubebased1961]

The greatest joy is hearing about the common people's opinions on the dumb shia belief system. One day a taxi driver was talking about how vain and grandiose Khomeini's tomb is, and it suddenly hit him; what if Khomeini is the norm? "What if Imam Reza, whose tomb is also grandiose like Khomeini's, was also an evil fraud like him?" Those utterings will stay with me for life. The very foundation of their propaganda system is crumbling, and it's glorious.

[@hussainsultanzada6123]

@@yaqubebased1961 huh? Imam Ali ar-Ridha is also well respected in Sunni Islam, most notably being the Heir Apparent to Caliph al-Ma'mun until his death (poisoning by the Caliph himself).

[@russian_supremacy]

Lenin brought almost all the things he promised, tf u on about. Same cannot be said about the jewish puppet shah who clearly was not smart enough for the ammount of power he had

[@micahistory]

great video James, last time I was this early, Iran was still a monarchy

[@LookBackHistory]

Haha, thanks

[@zedbazi6278]

دوباره امپراطوریه اریا اهیا میشه

[@LHSMeleeClub]

Well I like this video and definitely learned from it I also wanted to learn more about the Mossadeigh stuff and the usa coup but I feel like you glossed over that real fast. 😮

[@LookBackHistory]

Yeah, Operation Ajax perhaps didn't recieve as much attention as it deserves. Some pre-1979 stuff got cut for time, but I'm glad you enjoyed regardless!

[@jcorkill0159]

Can’t wait to see more… especially more monarchs videos…. Also will you one day do videos on what if this and that happened??? Like what if Germany restored its monarchy

[@LookBackHistory]

I don't want to delve into alternate history on this channel, but more videos involving monarchs are a certainty.

[@maryking2712]

Good to hear from you again, James. Can't help thinking the 1979 revolution was a step backwards for the Iranian people.

[@sohilhassani29]

No it wasn’t. They wouldn’t have thought that way if Reza Khan didn’t view Islam as a backwards and foreign. The region of Muslim for 1300 hundred years prior to his reign.

[@imrankara8650]

you would do you christian anglo power/control obsessed no nothing dosser (probably sitting behind your screen somewhere in Kent)...

[@AL_AFGHANI1]

Not wanted to Be American slaves is a step backwards okay

[@tomas_nehyba]

​@@AL_AFGHANI1 not wanting to be ruled by theocratic islamist tyrants isn't a step forwards okay

[@adamelghalmi9771]

so basically, america + britain = failure of any state, i'd say the 1953 revolution was a step backwards too, a major one

[@davedavidh3328]

The people of Iran had no idea of the evil that would be released when they kicked out the Shah of Iran.

[@P4Tri0t420]

Would? It has

[@lightningboltt5437]

To be fair, the Shah was quite evil himself

[@hussainsultanzada6123]

Maybe you actually have no idea what sorts of evil the Shah had committed in his reign. Even the name of SAVAK was enough to instil fear in Iranian citizens. They did all manners of torture to ANYONE who even uttered a single word against the puppet Shah.

[@rulerofeternity7910]

@@lightningboltt5437 He was way better than what Iran has now tbh, but yeah, you're right.

[@LightForxes]

@@lightningboltt5437 Iran’s economy was still better under the Shah’s rule than now under the Ayatollah since the Revolution..

[@TheSunDanceKid100]

Fun Fact WWE Wrestler The Iron Sheik was a bodyguard for the Shah of Iran

[@user-Erimej]

The Iran's revolutionary spirit will never die out that easily as it was the case with the whole "anti-hijab protests" problem that The Islamic Republic faces

[@Ali_Mener]

Lol

[@sven1966]

Iran will stay the way it is

[@sina1329]

False information on that Shah's time was up. Shah's time was far from off, he was still in charge of majority of the arm forces, who begged him to allow for massive crack down. Instead he decided not to fight and leave. He left on his own accord, thinking he didn't want to be the one in known in history to hold on power with spilling blood.

[@BlueTigerReal]

Stupid decision.

[@NBKio]

no thats not true, they want you to think that but the truth is the shah was also extreme just as the current goverment, but on different ends. They are both ruthless regimes

[@cameronhezarkhani4955]

What makes you say that? Who’s they?

[@moamarshlandi4759]

I am disappointed by the fact that you didn't mention the cassette tapes which were the most valuable instrument for spreading the ayatollah's ideology and gaining him so much support

[@kingdomofgarvin3432]

Do one about Trinidad and Tobago

[@StupidBlokeStupidVideos]

In winter, British clocks get put back by an hour for daylight saving… In 1979, Iran put their clocks back to 1879.

[@Bleifuss88]

1879 BC

[@israelcube9837]

I had to check the date for this video

[@RiggsBF]

Is it just me or does Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini look like Sean Connery?

[@Hermesborugerdian]

Good job. There are some corrections I could make on this as an Iranian; 1. Reza Shah I, was actually very open to the idea of republicanism. it was the clerics who stopped him from establishing a secular republic. 2. It was actually The shah who coerced Mossadegh to nationalise the oil and that’s why his majesty picked him to create a government. 3. The problem emerged when Mossadegh and his communist supporters who had infiltrated all casts of the society including the Iranian imperial military Close down the Majis and wanted to arrest the shah and turn Iran to an eastern blockade nation through a leftist takeover at the peak of the Cold War. 4 The Shah’s more authoritative approach including the creation of Savak all came after Mossadegh’s attempt at having a pro Soviet coup 5. Because of this liberal narrative that portrays the coup events in that light, Carter administration actually ended up supporting the revolutionaries and was one of the main reasons why 2000 years of Persian monarchy fell.

[@karimmezghiche9921]

Do you live in Iran?

[@zues9614]

Instead Iran had a western coup that robbed it for over 25 years and all those commies, were democratically elected, and then your surprised that there would be a revolution, after they were denied their rightful mandate, ever wonder who the baddies really are.

[@VeryRestarted]

What are you saying? Youre wrong

[@TahaS.A]

As an iranian, i confirm that khomeini was a monster💀

[@raminpahlevan8728]

The Islamic Revolution is one of the greatest tragedies in Iranian History. We replaced a Patriotic Man for a Mad Man. Iranian's are waking up, and realised their mistake 40 years ago. Long Live the Shah! Long Live the Pahlavi's!

[@canadianmonarchist6357]

The lion has begun to awaken its roar is to be heard once more

[@erichayes8445]

Long Live Rat Torture! Long Live Savak-sponsored Rape! fuck both the Shah and the Islamic Republic, the democracy movement should have taken over Iran.

[@raminpahlevan8728]

@@erichayes8445 Most of the torture done by the SAVAK was greatly exaggerated to demonize the Shah. The Rat Torture or Rape were lies by his opponent to get the Iranian people to ignore all his accomplishments (like his modernization of the country). The SAVAK’s interrogation methods were in line with other intelligence agencies, like the CIA MI6, MOSSAD etc. The problem with the democracy movement was that Iran wasn’t ready for democracy yet. We had a Democracy Movement in 1906, called the Persian Constitutional Revolution. That was a failure, as it just ended up giving the Clergy more power. You needed an authoritarian like Reza Shah Pahlavi and Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, to break the power of the Clergy. Had the Shah not been overthrown, Iran would have been a Developed and Democratic Country, with a Constitutional Monarchy.

[@erichayes8445]

@@raminpahlevan8728 you can modernize the country and still be a monster look at stalin or the ccp the shah was a bloody tyrant just like khomeini is there is no good dictator

[@raminpahlevan8728]

@@erichayes8445 But the Shah is no where as authoritarian as Stalin, Mao, or Khomeini. I get your point about dictators, however, you have to understand that Iran was unstable before the Pahlavi’s. If wasn’t for the Shah and his father, the country known as Iran wouldn’t exist. Sure, you can critique his rule, but you can’t deny the positive impact the Pahlavi Dynasty had on Iran, or, compare the Pahlavi’s to the Mullahs. Not all dictatorships are equal.

[@Noobmaster-sh5jn]

Wrong information! the US was never in the side of shah, after the revolution they didn't even let shah to go to US.

[@hussainsultanzada6123]

They wanted to but were pressured not to, mostly by the events of the Hostage Crisis

[@MrMineHeads.]

you should probably list your sources

[@gvibration1]

Would not have been possible without the Soviet Union. The Shah was a Cold War casualty.

[@tongagaming3446]

This aged well LOL

[@Tawheed_Taqwa_Tawakkul]

To clarify the difference between Shia and Sunni is the deification and worship of the imamate and house/family of the Prophet Muhapmed (pbuh). What compromises that lineage of leadership (Imamate) varies between the various Shi'ite branches (ex: Ismaili, Jafari aka Twelver, Zaydi). One uniting factor is the deification of the family of the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) and his house/family (ahlul bayt). Going as far as to claim Ali (the cousin of the Prophet and 5th Caliph) is God in the flesh (the most extreme being the Alawites to the extent of being outside the fold of Islam). Claiming that aside from the ahlul bayt/imamate being created and God uncreated, all that is attributed to God can be attributed to them. Beyond that there is only Ahlul Sunnah wal Jamaah (Sunni Islam) and the remnant of the Kharijite movement, the Ibadi.

[@user-abd_almer313]

😂😂😂😂 الكذب لعبتكم

[@Tawheed_Taqwa_Tawakkul]

Explain then al waliyyah takwini. I previously practiced Jaffari/Ithna asheri fiqh. So I am aware of the aqeedah of al Imamiyyah. Though this is an old comment, I now know al Zaydiyyah are not ghulaat. @@user-abd_almer313

[@Tawheed_Taqwa_Tawakkul]

Also if you didn't follow, I mentioned the Alawites as believing Imam Ali alayhi salaam is literally à manifestation of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Audhubillah. So even the rafidha call them ghulaat.@@user-abd_almer313

[@ConstantineTheFirst]

happy mens day

[@genuser9758]

Bro, the Shia's most prominent and fundamental belief is that Husayn ibn Ali's father Ali ibn Al Talib was the rightful chosen successor to Muhammad, not Husayn, and that Ali had been denied the role whereas the sunnis believe that this wasn't the case. The differing beliefs between the sunnia and shia have led to many many wars, conflicts, and massacres over the centuries. How could you get this simple and well known fact so wrong?

[@navidkouhro8546]

The prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh wasn't a Republican, he believed in constitutional monarchy 5:31

[@neonnexs1239]

Sounds like you read a piece written by the shah himself on the white revolution.

[@LookBackHistory]

One can't deny that the White Revolution did good things for Iran, one also can't deny that the Shah was pretty darn corrupt. I tried to strike the right the balance, and I think I did.

[@aryaatom5166]

So you think the shah would say(yeh all the money we made is actually in my personal pocket)?

[@BlueTigerReal]

​@@aryaatom5166that wouldn't be true.

[@kevinhenderson2019]

699 or 700 Temptation of Tesc0

[@adamdarkazanli]

I would describe Saudi Arabia as a theocracy as well. Thier constitution is the Quran

[@Tawheed_Taqwa_Tawakkul]

The House of Saud adhered to a specific interpretation by the scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. His rulings, stances, and opinions in Islamic law (al-Shariah) and jurisprudence set the basis for the legal tradition of the kingdom.

[@occam7382]

I'd say it'd more accurate to describe Saudi Arabia as a medieval-style absolute monarchy.

[@ibrahimmohammedibrahim9273]

@@occam7382 saudi arabia is secular monarchy like the UAE, they just use the religion to please the masses Wahhabis influence ended with the arab spring in 2011

[@alidragonlord4730]

lraqi ❤🥺

[@mohamadkamali-gp1uw]

Iran

[@niksmaithy6929]

i guess many people regert the islamic republic movement

[@Cyberphunkisms]

you totally skipped Mosaddegh which means this whole documentation is dumb

[@K55365]

Cheap Saudi oil damaged the Iranian economy in the late 70's. This is one of the main causes that is often overlooked.

[@amaxjoseph5372]

the cause was: Petrol+ banker+ geopolitics+ angko american intel op. period.

[@user-gr9fq9gt9w]

0:00 Isn't Saudi Arabia also theocratic kingdom?

[@LookBackHistory]

Sort of, but not a theocracy outright. Ultimate power resides with the monarch, not the clergy.

[@LookBackHistory]

@amirali khatame You're right, but a theocracy isn't just a religious state, it is one where religious leaders are also political leaders. By that definition, Iran and the Vatican are the only true theocracies that exist today.

[@ruhulamin9513]

Isn't Israel a Neo Colonial Apertide State ?

[@masfiqratul7559]

Isn't Israel a Apertied New Colonialist Western Imperialistic Country ?

[@user-gr9fq9gt9w]

@@masfiqratul7559 No, it's not. And that's racist that you are complaining it to me only because of my username.

[@mahdihiro9975]

Great video, but you forgot to mention the socialists participation in the revolution

[@gods_fall]

i wish it never happend

[@michaelthomas5433]

Ppl all too often get what they want instead of what they deserve.

[@koskor9958]

The fall of our great kingdom by a lunatic leader We will bring back our majesty Mark my words . ... ....

[@Atnarion]

more like devolution

[@ThFblancop5]

The world's only major theocracy?? Really??? CLUE: You don't have to look very far to find the other ones.

[@mantea3481]

What other ones?

[@vulpes7079]

​@@mantea3481 Saudi Arabia, for an example

[@Tawheed_Taqwa_Tawakkul]

How about the Vatican City-State and Canon law. Oh but only Muslims want a theocracy right?

[@Chad_Milk]

Safavids aren't Iranian Along with Afshars and Qajars

[@mahditeymuri5650]

nice joke

[@akkiaddizone6889]

@@mahditeymuri5650 well I don't know about Safavids and Afshars. But based off what I have heard, the Qajars were Azerbaijani

[@mahditeymuri5650]

@@akkiaddizone6889 azerbaijan are locate in iran so your answer been given

[@irajbahrami242]

صفویه متعلق به ایران بوده حالا تو هی برو پرچم آذربایجان بزار کنارش این یک حقیقت هست ❤️🇮🇷❤️

[@Tailer777]

@@akkiaddizone6889Azerbaijan was for Iran

[@WSFM_Rex]

This video is full of errors and bias, you probably should take it down in my opinion.

[@Progamerr_06]

Like ?

[@WSFM_Rex]

@@Progamerr_06 other ppl laid it out better than i could in this comment section already

[@akkiaddizone6889]

It's not bias, it's the fact that it's NOT bias that makes people think that he is saying something not favourable for them that's why they THINK he is bias.

[@WSFM_Rex]

@@akkiaddizone6889 i mean he didn’t mean to be bias but there’s like 6 errors in this short video so it shows

[@coronateststation241]

@@Progamerr_06 The part that shias believe, other than sunnis, that Hussein ibn Ali should be the leader, is totally wrong. Both shia and sunni believe that... He got the easiest difference wrong

[@sutty8526]

Silly women fought for their silence. well done 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@akkiaddizone6889]

Wtf?

[@damonke7674]

Lmao what?

[@coronateststation241]

You clearly dont know that women have every freedom in iran , you cant say that about its neighbouring countries, in which US contributed to their governments ;)

[@sutty8526]

@@coronateststation241 no they dont 😂 and im not from the US you Muppet

[@sutty8526]

@@damonke7674 its not difficult to understand. They went from Freedom to Sharia law 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@danielsmith5023]

It's a shame , you see pictures of absolutely beautiful woman on the beach in swimsuits , now you can't even see there faces . I don't think the woman have the same self esteem as they did before the revolution because they only have one fashion choice .

[@ibrahimmustafa2481]

it's our religion, deal with it.

[@danielsmith5023]

@@ibrahimmustafa2481 but that's just it , it's not a religion , it's a bad joke . Deal with THAT .

[@zues9614]

@@danielsmith5023 so you saw some women in swimsuits, man that justifies the CIA coup against a democratic leader, and the theft of resources for 25 years, stop telling others deal with anything and instead deal with your own burning nation.

[@danielsmith5023]

@@zues9614 I'm taking about that Shera law pig shit , or whatever they call it . And my nation is not burning , I'm Australian mate

[@sutty8526]

@@ibrahimmustafa2481 then screw Islam. Jesus is the last prophet

[@sdkfz2519]

The Shah did not "pocket wealth of the country," as you claim. With all due respect, that was a cheap shot! Shah's family still live in the U.S. and France, and they have rather regular living (no luxury or wealth as some ill-informed leftist western journalists / academia claim).

[@nikzad2167]

Iran is a near-eastern countries (Khavar nazdik) Azerbaijan,Turkey, Kurdistan, Daghistan, Iran.

[@user-xu4uy3jv2u]

❤🇮🇷🇮🇷☀️🦁🇮🇷🇮🇷❤

[@Benzijune]

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was installed as a puppet. Years later he decided not to follow orders of his masters. So;The great puppeteer decided to take him out and replace him with the illiterate Ayatollah. That’s when all hell broke loose.😂

[@zeljkothegreekserb]

Hey, since you added the Ukrainian flag on the avatar, would you mind going back into time 8 years and doing that for ethnic Russian civilians in Donetsk, Gorlovka and Lugansk that were shelled for 8 years by Kiev...or do only some specific non-russian civilians matter to you?

[@LookBackHistory]

Civilians of any ethnicity should not be targeted during war. The best way to make that happen is for states to resolve their differences without resorting to it.

[@MohammedAli-hl4mr]

people dying is always tragic when those people are innocent. but invading another country and forcing millions from their homes is very different from fighting separatists in your country and some of those caught in the crossfire dying.

[@enriqueperezarce5485]

No civilians should be targeted but Russia invaded causing the deaths of over 60,000 of their own men only to get smacked recently, if they actually did care they wouldn’t have thrown the separatists to preserve their own men (hence why we don’t see many trained DPR/LPR) but your comparing millions being displaced, massacres being preputed by one side, the Russian side. Yes it sucks Kyiv was bombing enemy lands with civilians and I don’t like it, but you can’t play the victim card if you start a war of aggression cause then no will care about your whataboutism because your already seen as the bad guy and rightfully so.

[@lightningboltt5437]

@@enriqueperezarce5485 Ukraine though works with Nazis who murder russians

[@coronateststation241]

@@MohammedAli-hl4mr "some of those caught in the crossfire dying" is a good excuse for killing and oppressing people.

[@kevinhenderson2019]

Tesco Dingwall Temple Employees of the Millenia Ms Info Mate On Bored Zzzzzz

[@adnankhalid8611]

CIA

[@indianlardka2214]

We hope , this hijab revolution get back its old glory. Iran be persia again. And escape from the captivity of curse.

[@LookBackHistory]

Actually, the name Iran has nothing to do with the Islamic Revolution. Iranian's have always called their country that; "Persia" is an exonym.

[@ZhuyithNuristani]

Iran is the ACTUAL name of iran lol,Persia is a greek name

[@kianster9529]

@@LookBackHistory yes!

[@imranchoubey2018]

Free kashmir, assam, khalistan from India than told about freedom🤣

[@rishavkumar1250]

@@imranchoubey2018 lmao what's an imran choubey ... half breed ... Either you're imran or you're Choubey

[@taqihaider5139]

Peace be upon Imam Khomeini for bringing the Islamic Republic 🖤

[@varunraju5776]

Brug

[@evothenew3333]

I’m Moroccan not Iranian but what’s up with all the Pakistani comments praising evil dictatorships all the time!? Like clearly most Iranians who live there aren’t happy about it. And the irony is most of these wannabe religious Muslims on KZbin won’t even want to live in current Iran or Afghanistan, etc. Instead you find most of y’all trying to get to the UK, Germany, Sweden, etc.

[@odiadordeisrael]

Pakistan is Bolivia 🇧🇴🇧🇴🇧🇴

[@Seyedmahdikarimi313]

Bro take a look at the monarchist Persia

[@Seyedmahdikarimi313]

And then say your bullsh!ts

[@threemobileone1371]

The overthrow of the late Shah of lran in79 by UK&USA might be the biggest TABOO subject in the west since WW2, but it isn't their best kept secret among us lranians.Iranians will not forget nor forgive.

[@kevinhenderson2019]

Google mis Info ration Expertise Par Excellent Zzzzzx

[@kevinhenderson2019]

Tesco Temple of Dingwall Meet Marketing Bored Toe E Town ⛻ Zzxxxx

[@davedavidh3328]

The people of Iran had no idea of the evil that would be released when they kicked out the Shah of Iran.

[@arioarashdadkhahaseman1889]

Thr real problem is that we know what is wrong but never have a calculated political assessment of what is right to be replace the wrong as the Just Alternative.

[@lol-de3ef]

​@@arioarashdadkhahaseman1889you know i believe its good, i guess only iran from islamic countries has a potential. You are progressing 🎉

[@lotcam4046]

They kicked out the WESTERN puppet who was ruining Iran, just like Putin kicked out Boris Yeltsin who was a WESTERN Puppet. People of both Iran and Russia support their respective leaders

[@maryking2712]

Good to hear from you again, James. Can't help thinking the 1979 revolution was a step backwards for the Iranian people.

[@shahinshahrshahin4366]

Iran was a shame before 79 for some and a step forward, the regime was a copycat of Saudi Arabia in terms of dependence to western countries, a lot of Iranians had enough, corruption, terrible management of ressources and manpower and zero exploiting of it for the national interests beside making huge discounts and selling lands to foreign powers, letting them privatize everything and nearly forced westernization of the country. A lot of Iranian actually believing everything under Pahlavis was better like a paradise, are mostly from the diaspora and brainwashed from father to son, the propaganda of Reza Pahlavi in particular, he was teaching the history of Iran completely omitting a lot of things and deforming history for its interests of westernizing Iran, he was doing it like Iran went from Kourosh the Great directly to the Pahlavis and that nothing happened meanwhile, making that sentiment that Iran never had Islam religion, was always in ancient traditions when it was false, the actual images we show that is meant to depict life before the revolution, the women in miniskirts (which were not even Iranians for a lot of photos, they were children of foreign diplomats with private property and beach given by the government) are the pure definition of propaganda to overthrow a government. when people left the country with the revolution, they still got that idea, add to that the fact of living in a foreign (mostly)west country, with the massive psychological propaganda we suffer from since 40 years, rewriting history of Iran by some propaganda outlets and corrupted pseudo-historians (the "Arabian Gulf" thing is an example along with hundreds), making us pass for people beheading every jews, christians and are antisemetic and extremists islamists comparable to ISIS or Al-Qaeda, all that mixed, make a lot of diaspora Iranian fall into this trap, denying their identity, to the point of fearing or deliberately calling themselves "Persians" fearing that people will see them badly when most do not care at all or are just idiots. Pahlavis never used the manpower and knowledge of Iranians, not even trying to exploit it by building schools and universities, instead, building French and English schools to attract west people and westernize more Iran, calling foreign engineers, advisors for "modernizing" the country, the military for example was terrible at the time, the Iranian involvement in the Omani Civil War is a great example, the commanders were following British advisors which made a catastrophic outcome in terms of human losses, Iran was self-sufficient in zero sectors. The monarchy was very sensible at that point, and was at a critical point of collapsing, easy tools of propaganda, everything was there to overthrow it and rally people, and it succeeded.

[@gromhellscream4487]

@@shahinshahrshahin4366 The monarchy was bad. What we have now is much worse. It must be removed. Stop blaming things on the West when the main problem is the clergy and Islam. Illiterate people brought this regime to power, the West just went along for their own profit, like anyone else would do. Like we would do to them, if we had the power. People are not brainwashed to think things were better before the revolution. They weren't good, but they were much better than now.

[@gromhellscream4487]

@ICE WALLOW COME I'm sure we don't have a dictatorship right now. Over 80% didn't participate in the last presidential election. Most people don't want the Islamic regime and they get shot when they say it. We don't need a monarchy, we also don't need the fucking clergy and their regime.

[@zedbazi6278]

نه خیلی هم خوب بود موشک داریم و مادرتون رو میکنیم

[@sisygambis.]

@ICE گه بخور ساندیسی