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r3x29yz4a said:
The Ayatollah was a byproduct of the CIA's 1950's coup.



First of all: They didn't know that it was backed by the CIA until awhile later til they dethroned the Shah.

Second of all: Whether he knew about it or not does not dispel the fact that the people were not suffering from the placement of the Shah--Which was your point. The people suffered due to Ayatollah's lunacy, not from the regime switch.