Conservative in that they foster much less violence and chaos than many other states in the region and than those that would likely benefit from their downfall.
Every time you meddle in the region you make things worse, if Carter hadn’t decided to meddle the Shah would still be there instead of the current regime.
“ if Carter hadn’t decided to meddle the Shah would still be there instead of the current regime.”
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The fall of Shah had very little almost nothing to do with Jimmy Carter government’s meddling.