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The Daily · Jun 12, 2026
1979: How the U.S. and Iran Went From Allies to Enemies
“Parisian restaurant that closed for two weeks to cater the Shah's 1971 Persepolis celebration, symbolizing Western excess.”
1953 Iranian coup and CIA interventionMohammad Reza Pahlavi (the Shah) and authoritarian modernizationAyatollah Khomeini and Islamic Revolution
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