"It is interesting to realize that America overthrew his government even though Mosaddeq had shown no animosity toward them. He had stood up to the British and trusted the Americans. He had hoped that the Americans would help him; he had friendly relations with them, he expressed an interest in them, perhaps he [even] expressed humility toward them. And [still] the Americans [overthrew] such a government. It was not as if the government in power in Tehran had been anti-American. No, it had been friendly toward them. But the interests of Arrogance [a term Khamenei often uses to symbolize the United States] required that the Americans ally with the British. They gathered money and brought it here and did their job. Then, when they brought their coup into fruition and had returned the shah, who had fled, they had the run of the country."I posted it before, but it's a good time for a repeat.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Ali Khamenei speaking in 2012
Labels:
Culture,
Determinism,
Iran,
Israel/Palestine,
Literature,
Middle East,
Naturalism,
Philosophy,
Politics
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