ron4040 t1_j1maooc wrote on December 25, 2022 at 3:49 PM

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

I couldn’t remember the exact notes i took some middle Eastern history classes years ago. I remember the Shah being essentially a puppet for the west but you had a lot more detail then I could remember off the top of my. During the revolution wasnt the shah in the states for a cancer treatment?

davtruss t1_j1mwpuo wrote on December 25, 2022 at 6:46 PM

Yes, he fled into exile before being allowed entry to the U.S. for cancer treatment. Pretty sure he and his lovely bride were probably featured in Barbara Walters interviews both before and after the IR.