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Taken together, the dynamic with Iran is more complex than at any point since the seizure of the American Embassy in 1979 after the overthrow of the shah.
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Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2024
Many of the Islamist and leftist Iranian revolutionaries who toppled the shah drew inspiration from Palestinian writers and fighters.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023
Remember that Ayatollah Khomeini followed the shah of Iran and that anarchy followed Qaddafi.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2023
No nation conducted shrewder diplomacy with the Islamic Republic than China, despite its former support for the shah’s regime.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2024
Many of the Islamist and leftist Iranian revolutionaries who toppled the shah drew inspiration from Palestinian writers and fighters.
—Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2023
Remember that Ayatollah Khomeini followed the shah of Iran and that anarchy followed Qaddafi.
—Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2023
No nation conducted shrewder diplomacy with the Islamic Republic than China, despite its former support for the shah’s regime.
—Christian Schneider, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Shah.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shah. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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