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This two-page typed background document was created by the Center for Theology and Public Policy of the United Methodist Church in 1980 to provide context for the Iran Hostage Crisis. It contains a brief history of United States-Iranian relations, with the purpose of explaining the anti-U.S. sentiment of the nationalist revolution. Among other things, this document briefly discusses the U.S. backed coup in Iran, the Shah's close relationship with the U.S., and the rampant corruption and oppression of the Shah's regime.
Publication Date
2-1980
Document Type
Memorandum
Keywords
American Indian Movement, Iran Hostage Crisis, CIA, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iranian oil production, oil companies
Language
English
Disciplines
Diplomatic History | Islamic World and Near East History | Political History | United States History
Recommended Citation
United Methodist Church, "A Troubled Background: Some Notes on U.S. – Iranian Relations, 1953-1979" (1980). Iran and the Hostage Crisis. 4.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/john_thomas_iran/4
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Identifier
Box 2, Folder 4, Item H
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