Doc, you raise valid concerns about foreign interference and the tragic fate of many Middle Eastern nations, no one wants to see Iran broken or exploited. But let’s be clear: The Pahlavis, for all their flaws, were not mere ‘Western plants.’ They built institutions, drove industrialization, and maintained a degree of sovereignty that allowed Iran to be a regional power, not a proxy battlefield. Comparing them to modern Saudi Arabia oversimplifies history; Iran under the Shah had its own agency, even as it aligned with the West during the Cold War.
As for the Revolution, its original ideals whether democratic, nationalist, or even religious were indeed hijacked by hardliners, and the result has been catastrophic for ordinary Iranians. The Islamic Republic’s policies have isolated Iran economically, radicalized its politics, and turned it into a pariah state all while claiming to resist ‘imperialism.’ Yet today, Iran’s regime fuels conflicts abroad and represses its people at home, making it vulnerable to the very foreign exploitation you fear.
No one wants chaos for Iran. But the current regime’s trajectory, militarization, isolation, and internal repression is what risks fracturing the country, not nostalgia for the past. A stable, sovereign Iran would need a government that prioritizes its people over ideology and regional adventurism. As a Pakistani, I’ve seen how the Islamic Republic’s actions have harmed my country too. That’s not anti-Iranian sentiment, it’s a critique of a regime that has failed its own citizens and its neighbors alike.
That being said, the current scion of the Pehlavi dynasty looks like a village idiot compared to his father. On top of that, he's a proven cuck. What a fall eh
Whatever change has to come to Iran, has got to be organic and driven by Iranians.
It is their country.
The US is no one.