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Viewpoint Iran: The Past and Present of the U.S.-Iran Standoff
… Obama administration conditioned any partnership on Iran taking steps to meet its “international obligations.” On the … surrender of the entire industrial resources of a Kingdom into foreign hands that has probably ever been … towards two ends: preserving his power and regime; and yanking Iran into the modern world. The shah equated …