Coach Pāṇini ®Jun 14

In 1953, Iran had a democratically elected prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, who committed what, in the eyes of the British Empire and the United States, was an unforgivable sin: he nationalized Iran’s oil industry.

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Show threadPeteJun 14

@paninid The last Shah's son is trying to throw out the religious government and reclaim the "throne" but the USA and EU refuse to help him.

(I know that family well and we'd be wise to help.)

Show threadStarravenJun 15

@philpetree @paninid

Thrones should stay overthrown.

Show threadPeteJun 15
@starraven @paninid There should never be an absolute.
Show threadStarraven

@philpetree @paninid

There should absolutely be no restoration of monarchies.

Jun 15 at 9:20pmWeb
Show threadPeteJun 15
@starraven @paninid What do you think the leadership of Iran is?
Show threadStarravenJun 15

@philpetree @paninid

No better than the last Shah was. They need to go back to what they were before the US interfered and reinstalled the Shah. There was a reason he was overthrown the first time.