Outline of The Role of the US in Fall of the Shah and the Rise of Ayatollah Khomeini to power

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The Role of the US in Fall of the Shah and the Rise of Ayatollah Khomeini to power
Introduction
Thesis statement: The primary thesis of this article supports Fattahi’s argument that the US facilitated the fall of Shah and rise of Khomeini through smoothening his return to Iran, urging Shah to step aside and confusion and lack of clear strategy by American diplomats on the crisis in Iran
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Key Points
Paragraph 1: Americans abandoned the monarchy and started courting Khomeini (who was in exile at the moment)
* There was correspondence with Khomeini was through his supporter, Ebrahim Yazdi and America was represented by Warren Zimmerman (in France)
* Courting Khomeini was secret and clear indication America was abandoning Shah (America had enjoyed a relatively healthy diplomacy with the monarchy)
* During the last days of the Shah, the US had no clear strategy and this facilitated the fall of the Shah (America could have defused the problem in Iran by helping the Shah rather than taking its chances with a leader exiled for his radical ideas)
* The US abandoned Shah in the last days (failed to accommodate the terminally ill shah in the United States) later, the US changed their position on the matter and sent doctors to treat Shah in Egypt
* The US was preparing for a post-Shah Iran
Paragraph II: Khomeini duped Americans that he’d protect the...