You are so correct, The Shah was “javeed (merciful)” in many instances.
I don’t know everything there was to know about the Shah, but he was a friend of the West. His nation was quite open during the Shah’s rule. Christians were treated well. The women in the nation had far more rights.
Look what happened after Carter screwed it up. And yet Carter still thinks he was a gifted world class negotiator.
He was a dunce.
Thanks for your reply. You should know better than I about the Shah though.