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sourcreamus t1_j1now2k wrote

Reply to comment by CaptainKasch in What did the public actually want in the Iranian revolution of 1979? by ReecoElryk

It is more complicated than what he said. The shahs father was the ruler but when he died there was a democratic government elected. The democratic government nationalized British oil which was wildly popular. Britain responded with an embargo. This tanked the economy. Mossadegh was the prime minister and called an election. Exit polls indicated his party was losing and he canceled the election. He then started to rule without parliament. Britain and the US then paid for a coup that installed the Shah as ruler. The Shah planned to restore democracy but predictably never got around to it.

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JustLessWorld t1_j1p3m7e wrote

Not defending mossadeghs course of action.

But lets not forget that the CIA was paying royalists to influence the outcome of the election, hence why mossadegh called it off, as it was being manipulated by foreign agents.

He should've provided proof of said agents before calling the elections to strengthen his position.

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CaptainKasch t1_j1qpab6 wrote

Those with absolute power and never getting around to devolving it; name a more iconic duo lol. Cheers for the info.

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