Iran fires rockets at Iraqi air base hours after funeral of slain commander

On 1/10/2020 at 9:49 PM, Enki said:

On 1/8/2020 at 10:57 PM, DannyCarlton said:

No, the current situation started with the revolution in i979 when the people overthrew the Shah. He, with the help of his secret police SAVAK, had ruled with a rod of iron, murdering and torturing thousands of dissenters and making himself unbelivably wealthy. He had been installed by the British and Americans in 1954 as a puppet of the West primarily for them to take control of Iran's oil reserves. He eventually dismissed the government and declared himself absolute ruler.

Sorry, that is wrong. The Shah introduced the parliament, and voting rights for everyone, even women. Built schools and established duty to go to school, for everyone, even girls. He took land from the rich aristocracy and distributed it amoung the folks, he changed water rights, dissolved trade guild that hold the country in a strangle ... he got disposed because the CIA financed two rebellions against him, unfortunately "the mullas" won, and not the others. The reason why the CIA/USA wanted to get rid of him: he did not agree to Nixons demand that oil is only sold for US dollars. Your accusations are an american myth, read wikipedia ...

The initially popular, benevolent and reform-minded Shah became a greedy, unreliable, megalomaniacal and despotic liability, end of.

A bit like Thaksin in that regard.