(MENAFN) In an editorial article published in Newsweek on July 18, Lisa Daftari foolishly connects Jimmy Carter with the triumph of the Islamic revolution in Iran, believing that the 98-year-old former American leader owes the Iranian people a "apology."
According to the report, Iranians (the majority of whom were born following the Islamic revolution) lament the past and wish they could travel back in time. People inside Iran, with whom the American-born author has had no personal touch her whole life, allegedly believe Carter's lack of support for the Shah's Regime was the deciding element in the Islamic Revolution's triumph. In this essay, we will investigate the two assertions presented by Newsweek and discuss what Carter and subsequent American leader should be regretful about.
The first illusion-based fact that the author utilizes to establish claims is that Carter's policies were the driving cause behind the Islamic Revolution's triumph. The Shah himself was the first to make this incorrect allegation. The ousted monarch absolves himself of blame for his own demise in a biography released in 1979, stating: “Certainly, I had made mistakes in Iran. However, I cannot believe they formed the basis for my downfall. They were rectifiable with time. My country stood on the verge of being a Great Civilization”.
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