Exploiting Iran: A Political Timeline

by jamesgillon 3/2/2026, 11:17 PMwith 6 comments

by xrdon 3/3/2026, 2:26 PM

Really fascinating to read this next to the Wikipedia page on Iran.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran

Very different account of Reza Shah:

  To his supporters, his reign brought "law and order, discipline, central authority, and modern amenities – schools, trains, buses, radios, cinemas, and telephones." However, his reign has been characterized as a corrupt police state which provided only surface level modernization.
Versus this:

  1941: Britain and the USSR jointly invaded and occupied Iran, forcing Reza Shah to abdicate and exiling him to South Africa. His 22-year-old son Mohammad Reza was installed as Shah — widely seen from day one as a Western-installed ruler.
A big difference in the wikipedia is the associated references. I love a sensationalized story and the github account seems more interesting to me, and perhaps the wikipedia is better sourced and has accounts from all perspectives.

But, I wonder which one the Iranians adopt as "true" because that seems very important, as opposed to the history held by war-phillic Americans.

by thisislife2on 3/3/2026, 9:00 AM

What a sad history. Makes me glad that my country does not have oil. Russia seems to be the only country that has (so far) withstood attempts of colonization by the western superpowers.

by hurricanepootison 3/3/2026, 2:55 PM

Glad to see an accessible post of Iranian history

by poulpy123on 3/3/2026, 5:12 PM

I really have no love for the mollah regime, but I find infuriating the pedophile in charge and the genocidal maniac pretending to be humanitarian with the complicity of the western powers and media