Why the Shah of Iran was toppled — and America got it so wrong

Written By Christopher De Bellaigue

In King of Kings, Scott Anderson shows how the Iranian ruler’s hubris and American cluelessness led to the success of the 1979 Islamic revolution

Christopher De Bellaigue
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