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Originally Posted by Charlatan
The fact still remains that the elected govenment was in the process of doing the same sorts of modernization.
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That is hardly a foregone conclusion. It could just as easily be hypothesized that Communist Russia was preparing to "negotiate" with Iran to secure its share of oil. Yes, the government was elected, but it's a huuuge stretch to say that modernization was foremost on the agenda of the Iranians in the 50s.