For background, read essay from Wendy R. Sherman regarding the period of 2011 to 2015, serving as U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs. Her essay, “How We Got the Iran Deal And Why We’ll Miss It” is an adaptation of her book, Not for the Faint of Heart: Lessons in Courage, Power, and Persistence (PublicAffairs, 2018), reprinted with permission of PublicAffairs in the periodical Foreign Affairs SEPT/OCT 2018 pp. 186-197.
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The Iranian Revolution, 1978-1980
An Account of M, as told to John Rubens, San Diego, California, 1980-1981
Textbook Events of the Iranian Revolution of 1978
We begin by recalling some of the major political events that took place prior to the insurgent Iranian Revolution of 1978. The popular government of the Iranian People in 1953 was led by a man named Dr. Mohammad Mossadeq. His administration’s policy was directed toward supporting the masses of Iran, commonly referred to as a “Populist“. However, the populist stance of the Iranian leader became increasingly unpopular in the eyes of Mossadeq’s opposition: the huge oil companies of the West. To upbraid the troublesome politician, a coup was organized to topple the Mossadeq government.
The United States supported the coup because a new leader would allow them greater voice in Iranian foreign policy and greater control of their vast oil assets under…
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JOHN RUBENS is no Mother Teresa. 
I am becoming delicate. No fingers for guns. #Pro2ndAmendment #rights though.