In 1953, Iran was very much in danger of falling into the Soviet bloc. Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh was planning the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), and demanded a complete audit of their books. The British government and the US interests refused, and Mosaddegh was overthrown in a military coup organized in part by the US and Great Britain. This effectively returned rule of Iran to Mohammad-Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, who asserted an absolute monarchy for the next 26 years, until deposed by Jimmy Carter. So Iran never fell into the hands of the Soviets.
Do you think funny money accounting would have been found if the books had been audited?