Benjamin Radd
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first heard Jul 2025
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But that began the U.S.-Iranian relationship really solidified when the Shah returned.
He didn't leave, really.
He just sort of took himself out of the country for a bit, but he never stepped down.
And while this was all being resolved, then he comes back, and then the U.S.-Iranian relationship continues all the way through 1979.
The UK since the 19th century, by far.
The UK has been the dominant colonial force in modern Iranian history.
The British lose that power with the fall of, pretty much the fall of the empire in the 1940s after World War II, and the United States in 79, exactly.
You call it a black box.
Yeah.
It's a rogue nation.
It's a black box of information.
A rogue nation is one of a handful of countries around the world that follow no international norms.
North Korea is a rogue nation.
Belarus is a rogue nation.
Cuba is a rogue nation.
Venezuela was a rogue nation.
These countries that completely stand separate from the norms of an international society.
And in Iran's case, it also became this black box where it did not allow foreigners in, especially not Westerners.
It closed down its embassy.
The traditional methods for collecting intelligence were very difficult.
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