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C0RI0LANUS

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3. And the regime in Tehran is executing people for protesting.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Jan 19, 2023, 12:14 AM

Jan 2023

The theocracy in Iran is an indirect result of US support for the last Shah of Iran. The Shah's secret police (the SAVAK) eliminated much of the secular intelligentsia that opposed him, while the US looked the other way. When the revolution finally dethroned the Peacock Throne, the theocrats filled the vacuum in civil society-- led by Ayatollah Khomeini.

How much of the Shah's military officer corps stayed or departed after 1979, I'm not sure. But when Iraq attacked Iran in 1980, there were senior officers defending the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Iranian man who beheaded 17-year-old wife jailed for eight years [View all] Eugene Jan 2023 OP

I wouldn't feel bad if someone returned the favor to him Blue Owl Jan 2023 #1

OMG. 17 years old! That poor girl! liberalla Jan 2023 #2

And the regime in Tehran is executing people for protesting. C0RI0LANUS Jan 2023 #3