The Privileged American: The U.S. Capitulations in Iran, 1856-1979: English 2014
The Privileged American: The U.S. Capitulations in Iran, 1856-1979
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ISBN:
9781568593302
Publisher:
Mazda Publishers
Age Group:
Adult
Pages:
190
Weight:
320 g
Dimensions:
16 x 22 x 1.33 cm
Book Cover:
Paperback
In Iran, in 1963, the United States conditioned the continued presence of its military missions on receiving immunity for the members of the missions and their dependents. In 1964, the Iranian parliament passed a law that granted partially the American wish. The enactment served as the lightening rod for much of the pent up dissatisfaction and opposition to the Shah’s reliance on the United States and his reform programs. Following a stinging rebuke by Imam Khomeini, the Shah had the fiery cleric arrested and sent into exile abroad. Upon Khomeini’s return to Iran, in 1979, one of the first acts of the Islamic revolutionary government was to repeal the immunity law—the dreaded capitulations...
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In Iran, in 1963, the United States conditioned the continued presence of its military missions on receiving immunity for the members of the missions and their dependents. In 1964, the Iranian parliament passed a law that granted partially the American wish. The enactment served as the lightening rod for much of the pent up dissatisfaction and opposition to the Shah’s reliance on the United States and his reform programs. Following a stinging rebuke by Imam Khomeini, the Shah had the fiery cleric arrested and sent into exile abroad. Upon Khomeini’s return to Iran, in 1979, one of the first acts of the Islamic revolutionary government was to repeal the immunity law—the dreaded capitulations...
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