A Little Bit of History: Iran

In 1921, Reza Khan, with the help of only three thousand soldiers, seized control of Tehran. By 1925, he declared himself king under the title Reza Shah Pahlavi.

Under Reza Shah’s rule, the modern era in Iran began. He was a liberal and secular-minded leader. During his reign:

The veil (hijab) was abolished.

Islamic laws were suspended.

The oil industry was nationalized.

The foundation for modern Iran was laid.


On 15 September 1941, he abdicated the throne and handed over power to his son, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who later organized the 2,500-year celebration of the Persian monarchy.

Iran under the Shah, especially in urban areas like Tehran, witnessed significant Westernization:

Women could attend university, work, and dress freely.

Western dress codes were widely adopted, especially among 
the elite.

The state aggressively promoted modernization and secular nationalism, distancing the country from traditional Islamic values.


 However, this transformation largely benefited the urban elite — not the rural masses, who remained culturally and economically marginalized.

During this period, Iran resembled a miniature Europe, at least in its cities, reflecting the depth of modernization and Western influence under the Shah’s rule.....

Operation Ajax to Ayatollah: The Iranian regime.......
 

Mohammad Mossadegh was elected Prime Minister in 1951. He was a democratic nationalist and a secular reformer — leader of the National Front, supported by liberals, socialists, and religious moderates.

He stood for democracy, civilian control, and independence from colonial economic powers. At the time, Iran's oil industry was controlled by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now BP).

In 1951, Mossadegh nationalized Iran’s oil, insisting that Iranians should benefit from their own natural resources.

This move enraged Britain and the West, who stood to lose massive profits—sparking swift retaliation.

Operation ajax
A joint CIA–MI6 covert operation was launched:
Media outlets, clergy, and military generals were bribed.
Riots were orchestrated, and disinformation campaigns were spread to justify a coup

 Mossadegh was overthrown and arrested, and Iran’s f democracy was crushed.

The Shah Returns

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who had fled the country, was reinstalled by the coup. From that point onward, he ruled Iran as an autocrat, heavily supported by the United States.

The Shah was Western puppet, living a lavish lifestyle while ignoring Iranian cultural and religious traditions.

SAVAK

The Shah’s infamous secret police, SAVAK, was created with assistance from the CIA and Mossad.

It became notorious for:
Torture and imprisonment of dissidents
Censorship
Public executions
Crushing all opposition

Iran’s foreign policy during this time was aligned entirely with U.S. and British interests.

Oil contracts overwhelmingly favored Western corporations

U.S. military bases were established on Iranian soil

Western cultural influence began to clash with traditional Iranian identity

As a result, Iranains sentiment grew — against America’s imperialist role in Iran’s political and economic life .......

In those days, the Iranian people were deeply depressed and filled with anger toward the Shah and his oppressive policies. Massive protests, general strikes, and military defections crippled the Shah’s regime.

The Shah fled to the United States, seeking medical treatment and protection.

The great Ayatollah Khomeini led a revolution(1979) that would change the face of the Middle East. Khomeini returned from exile in triumph, greeted by millions in Tehran.

His message blended anti-imperialism, Islamic identity, and social justice.

He became a symbol of resistance against U.S. domination and elite oppression in Iran.

At its core, the revolution was not initially Islamist — it was anti-Shah, anti-West, and anti-U.S. But over time, Islam became its dominant ideological banner.

In a national referendum, Iran voted overwhelmingly to become an Islamic Republic.

The Western-backed monarchy was replaced by clerical rule under the principle of Velayat-e Faqih (Rule of the Islamic Jurist).

Saddam Hussein in nearby Iraq feared that Iran’s revolution would inspire a Shiite uprising in Iraq. At the same time, the U.S. viewed Saddam as a useful regional guard dog.......

In 1980, Saddam invaded Iran — with tacit U.S., Gulf Arab, and European support.

The U.S. provided satellite imagery, financial backing, and weapons to Saddam.

The Gulf monarchies, terrified of revolutionary spillover, bankrolled Iraq's war machine.

European companies (particularly from Germany and France) sold Saddam chemical weapons precursors.

 Even when Saddam used mustard gas and nerve agents on Iranian troops and Kurdish civilians, the U.S. said nothing.

Despite the odds:

No international support,
Crippling casualties,
Economic sabotage,
Iran did not collapse.

Millions died, including children sent into minefields — yet Iran resisted.

Iran repeatedly took its case to the United Nations, pleading for global condemnation of chemical warfare.

The world looked the other way.

America’s Additional Acts of Cruelty

The U.S. placed crippling economic sanctions on Iran, targeting its people, not its government.

Operation Praying Mantis in 1988 — the U.S. Navy destroyed much of Iran’s naval fleet in the Persian Gulf.

The ultimate tragedy came on July 3, 1988:

A U.S. Navy guided missile cruiser, USS Vincennes, deliberately shot down Iran Air Flight 655, a civilian airliner, killing 290 innocent people, including 66 children.

 The U.S. never apologized.  Instead, it awarded the ship’s captain the Legion of Merit for “exceptional conduct.”

After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran under Ayatollah Khomeini continued on a path of sovereignty and defiance. The country began developing nuclear technology and missile capabilities — a move that sent the United States and the West into panic.

On 21 June 1990, a devastating earthquake struck northern Iran, killing over 45,000 people and leaving tens of thousands more injured or homeless. Yet international aid remained limited.

Meanwhile, Western propaganda intensified, painting Iranian women as the most oppressed in the world.

 But the reality was starkly different from the caricature pushed by the Western media.

Iranian women were — and still are — doctors, engineers, pilots, artists, scholars, and active participants in public life but there is in limit.

Today, Israel claims its attacks on Iran are meant to stop nuclear weapons and liberate its people. But is this truly about freedom?

Sanctions, Cyber sabotage, Assassinations of scientists, Airstrikes on Iranian soil, and ongoing calls for regime change —
This is not liberation. This is a sustained campaign of destabilization.

The current narrative frames Iran as the villain — with no acknowledgment of the past, especially the 1953 CIA–MI6 coup that overthrew Iran’s democratic government.

Historic gaslight.

Iran is not the exception — it's part of a pattern. The West has followed the same regime change playbook in country after country:

Iraq (2003): False claims of WMDs led to a full-scale invasion → Saddam overthrown → country collapsed.

Libya (2011): NATO-backed airstrikes supported rebels → Gaddafi killed → civil war and chaos.

Syria : U.S., Gulf states, and Israel, funded militant groups to oust Assad → failed due to Iran–Russia support.

Pakistan, Ukraine, Venezuela, and others have also seen foreign-sponsored political engineering.:

Israel Receives billions in U.S. because Israel is US proxy, a shield. 

Recent Israeli airstrikes targeting top Iranian leadership are not just deterrence — they are an attempt at decapitation, regime collapse, and ultimately strategic control.

Iran is seen as a key node in the U.S.–China geopolitical struggle.

Iran provides China with energy security, land access, and a bridge to the Persian Gulf.

Iran has joined BRICS+ and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), moving away from the Western-dominated global order.

 The U.S. wants to break China’s energy lifeline — and Iran is at the center of that plan; either by changing regime or by attacking hard to urge Iran close the Strait of Hormuz.

The Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Qatar) are:

Undemocratic hereditary regimes.

Reliant on U.S. weapons and protection.

Normalizing ties with Israel via the Abraham Accords and secret backchannels.

Lacking genuine military strength — depending on foreign mercenaries in conflicts like Yemen.

The UAE even hired ex-U.S. Navy SEALs and Latin American soldiers (Blackwater-style) to fight in Yemen.

Despite air superiority and vast wealth, these states have failed to win, highlighting their military dependence and lack of strategic independence.

Iran is not just a country — it's a test case.

Weaken Iran, and you undermine China’s strategic depth.

Cripple its resistance, and you secure Gulf oil routes for Western interests.

Demonize its people, and you justify endless intervention.

U.S. foreign policy is not based on democracy, peace, or human rights.
It is driven by:

Corporate profits,
Military-industrial lobbying,
Short-term strategic goals,
And a relentless pursuit of hegemony at any cost

The human cost is immense:
 Regions are destabilized and the West never takes moral responsibility.

Iran must act with wisdom and clarity. The United States will stop at nothing to bring about regime change. The Iranian people must deeply reflect on their own history — especially how foreign interference has repeatedly sabotaged their sovereignty.

Now that Israel has launched a direct attack on Tehran and the US has attacked its nuclear facilities, Iran must consider all options, including nuclear deterrence, — especially targeting Israel’s strategic nuclear infrastructure.

Iran also faces danger from within. Internal traitors — particularly monarchists led by the exiled Pahlavi family and certain diaspora groups — are actively waiting to sell out the nation in exchange for Western approval. These include:

Monarchist factions,
Kurdish separatist groups (like PDKI, PJAK),
Baloch insurgents,
Liberal-nationalist opposition forces.

They have long collaborated, overtly or covertly, with foreign agendas.

Iran must abandon any illusions about support from the Gulf states or Turkey. These powers will never act independently; they remain deeply compromised and submissive to Western interests.

The enemy is cunning, ruthless, and unprincipled — they have no shame, no honor, and no limits to how low they will go.

Unity, self-reliance, and strategic clarity are the only paths forward if Iran is to preserve its independence and sovereignty.

For everyone else in the world, they need to be mindful of the realities above, and realize there is an entire Public Relations mechanism designed explicitly to smear, sully, and destabilize Iran.   The propaganda is a tsunami in and of itself designed to deceive the Western General Public into supporting the Wests activities.   Put simply, it's all lies.

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