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> Iran problems began with islamic revolution, and USA had nothing to do with it, no?

This is incorrect. In 1953, the United States overthrew the democratically elected PM and installed a dictator. The Islamic Revolution was a response to that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9ta...

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It is oversimplistic to say the Islamic Revolution was a response to that, because the Shah was already gone when Khomeini returned from exile. Rather, the general Iranian Revolution (with its heavy involvement of Communists and other secular movements) was a response to the Shah's dictatorship, and then the subsequent Islamic Revolution was a taking advantage of the resultant power vacuum.

I see, thanks.

Anyway, it does not disprove my point about countries which became dependent on US, and civil wars where one party is supported by the US.

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