".....if Iran did not have its present government, the world would be vastly safer. ......."
You can thank Jimmy Carter[former President and Nobel Peace Prise winner] for Iran's present government. For that matter, you can also give Jimmy Carter credit for and thank him for the entire Mid-East crisis, including
$3.00 a gallon gas.
Every night, they would bring him through a tunnel from New York Hospital across the street (NYH had luxury suites, we didn't).
There was a mob out on the street 24/7 chanting "Death to the Shah". They blocked the main entrance, NYPD was under orders to leave them alone. We all used the back door.
It's amazing that those are the people who are running Iran today.