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I will argue that the Iranian revolution of 1979 was one of the most decisive events of the last 35 years. Without it you would not have an emboldened Saddam, hence no Gulf War or Iraq invasion. The Soviet Union, with no fear of a strongly allied country to its south, would not have invaded Afghanistan; which means no allied support of the Mujhaideen, which means no OBL, no AQ, and no 911. Hezbollah would have still been created, as it arose to resist the Israeli invasion, but would not have the support of a rich oil state. If you read literature about Iran written in the 70s you would think it was on course to being an industrialized in a very short period of time. Given the above, Where would you see the Middle East and the rest of the world without an Iranian revolution? Any POD is acceptable, what is the best way to avoid it?
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