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Great Britain and Reza Shah: The Plunder of Iran, 1921-1941

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Nowadays, it is not really difficult to present pseudo-scientific works in order to achieve political goals or to negate what any witness of a period of history would confirm due to own real experience and facts. Such works hide the temptations of prejudice in so called research. Without Reza Shah the Great, who was in fact deposed by Britain and who was not their favourite leader when making his steps towards power, Iran/Persia wouldn't have continued to exist until now. He is and he stays the founder of modern Iran/Persia, despite his habit to amass wealth. First of all, Iran would have lost the oil rich Khuzestan province to Britain - as it was already nearly the case through London's relations to Sheikh Khaz'al. And of course - and again: as it is evident to anyone who wants to know -: Before Reza Shah, Iran had more than "cruel" leaders, such as Agha Mohamad Khan. It is not necessary to explain Agha Mohamad Khan's cruelty, it would be too traumatic for the reader. Fortunately, Reza Shah put an end to the rule of Agha Mohamad Khan's dynasty which had lost Persian territories again and again. Those who deny Reza Shah's huge service to his country help those centers of power who started more than 30 years ago to destroy Persia/Iran in the name of obscure ideologies. Reza Shah was not obscure, and he loved his country. As Zarathustra would say: Open your hearts, your eyes and your ears and choose when you are sure that you have listened to the best words. Fortunately, there are better books than this one. However, of course, the negative British role in Persia is not deniable at all.
Those who close their eyes and continue this kind of old fashioned propaganda against the Pahlavi dynasty protect the interests of the government which is ruling Iran now - and they use wrong means.

I hope all Iranians and anybody interseted in roots of current problems in the middle east,and British's destructive role in the region will have a chance to read this book.