Nah, the Big C (cancer, not Carter) did the Shah in. He was too sick and weak to hold on. Who’d take his place? His preppy, Western educated son. He wouldn’t last a week. Plus, like I said, he was hated by most rank-and-file Iranians. No fan of Carter here, though. His behavior during the hostage crisis was detestable, and I’d have walked over hot coals to vote for Reagan.
Wrong noobie. I remember that time exactly