PRESIDENT CARTER is threatening against Iran overthrew the Shah. warships are standing off the Iranian coast and the seizure continues apace. occupation of the US embassy in Tehran - a condemnation to which the Soviet Union also gave its assent - is intended to isolate Iran further in the face of Carter's threats. underestimated the reaction when it allowed the Shah to enter the US. Mexico now says he won't be allowed back, and the rumour is that he may end up in South Africa recipient of Iranian oil before his overthrow. policeman in defence of imperialist Interests has been seriously eroded by its defeat in (Angola, Iran, Nicaragua). The slightest wrong the events in Iran. interventions since 1945.
war revolution which A fleet of American Iranian holdings. abroad The United Nations' condemnation of the But Washington has to move carefully. It - a favoured The ability of the US to act as world Vietnam and a series of subsequent setbacks step and the whole Middle East could blow up - particularly as it now seems clear that the mosque seizure in Mecca reflected internal unrest against the Saudi regime sparked off by International solidarity with the embassy seizure and the demand for the return of the Shah to Iran is vital to further tie imperialism's hands. To do this it is necessary to counter the media's smears that the overthrow of the Shah heralded a return to 'an age of darkness' in Iran.
Below we look at the different aspects of this conflict, and the continuing history of US DHAHRAN Saudi Air Base.
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