How did khomeini usurp the 1979 uprising? Did he do it alone? Was he supported by any foreign Government? Khomeini's empty promises with various news papers were only to deceive the public. He knew from the start that he needs a unipolarized government to carry out his dream of an Islamic Empire. He first got rid of progressive political forces, began cheating on civil liberties and gradually established Bassidj suppressive forces who were deceived by his promises to be ani-Imperialist and so forth. He then released a religious decree against his main threat the PMOI. After that bloodshed was inevitable. But before the whole event, Khomein met French delegation in Paris who had to deliver Carters message to Khimein.Carter has proposed to allow khomeini in Iran, and remove the Shah temporarily for Khomeini to grip control over the uprising and prevent it from being lead by progressive political forces, which believed in a Democratic Iran with full participation of all political tendencies. The US at that time had the impression that, this would freeze all the US interests in Iran. As events unfolded it seemed that this strategic mistake of replacing the Shah with a religious tyranny has been much more in defiance of the world's interest and against peace and tranquility in the region
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