Half a century of Western interventions in Iran have failed – and the current US-Israeli military offensive will too, Peter Hitchens has argued.
As airstrikes against the Islamic Republic resumed on Wednesday, the longstanding Mail on Sunday columnist questioned the wisdom of pursuing a policy of hostility towards Iran on the latest Alas Vine & Hitchens podcast.
The history of Western interference in the region is enduring. In 1956, the United States and UK overthrew Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in Operation Boot, in part to protect British oil interests after he nationalised the industry.
In his place they installed the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who ruled as
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