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Washington's objective in januari 1979 was to see if the Iranian military & Khomeini's leadership could reach an agreement that would allow for a smooth transfer of power.
The US was willing to trade off the Shah, [speculatively] in line with a strategy to ring the USSR with anti-communist religious forces.
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The US was willing to trade off the Shah, [speculatively] in line with a strategy to ring the USSR with anti-communist religious forces.
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