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In order for a particular timeline I've been pondering to work, I need to moderate the Iranian Revolution such that the resulting government is still pro-Western. That provides the critical change that I need for the timeline. The question, of course, is how do I get that. If Khomeini is killed in 1964 as a response to the murder of Prime Minister Hasan Ali Mansur, either framed as an accidental death or after trial for the murder, would that result in a less religious revolution? I hate to mess with a person's basic nature, but if the Shah is a more frugal or modest person than he historically was, would the resulting lack of gratuitous excess on luxury be sufficient to delay the Revolution. What are the best PODs for this to occur?
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