📅 31 December 1977
During a Tehran visit, Jimmy Carter celebrated the Shah’s leadership. Revolutionary supporters later cited the speech as evidence that Washington ignored repression to preserve an allied monarchy.
📅 31 December 1977
Carter’s endorsement demonstrated the strategic relationship linking arms sales, oil and regional security to the monarchy.
📅 22 October 1979
Washington allowed the former monarch to enter despite repeated Iranian warnings and demands for accountability.
📅 22 October 1979
Many supporters feared that asylum for the Shah could precede another foreign-backed attempt to reverse the revolution.
📅 22 October 1979
Revolutionary groups called for trial of the former monarch and restitution of wealth they said had been taken from Iran.
📅 22 October 1979
The decision strengthened anti-imperialist mobilization and undermined advocates of a gradual normalization of relations.
