Why the West Chose Iran's Fundamentalist Leader #history #geopolitics #iran

Iran plays a very important geopolitical role. It's bordering USSR. Revolutionaries who are creating this revolution come into power. They have progressive views, so they might not be aligned with messaging of the West, and especially because of the experience that they've had with foreign intervention in their country. And they might have leniencies to the USSR. So maybe it's better to have a fundamentalist in power, even though we know his views are like Belonged to the Middle Ages, but he's going to stand in front of the USSR. Unfortunately, Western powers brought Khomeini in. It wasn't the people of Iran who chose Khomeini. Khomeini was brought in. Also, you have to understand, due to the suppression that the Shah had created, that there's a saying in Farsi. They say, watch out what you're saying. The walls have mice and the mice have ears. And this was in regards to the SAVAK because the SAVAK was everywhere and they're listening. They knew what they didn't want, but they didn't know what their choices were because there was complete suppression.