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2- Why, in 1953, did the US administration overthrow the Iran's national government under Dr Mohammad Mosaddegh and go on to support the Shah's dictatorship?
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To have a means of influence in the region. Balance of power theory at work.
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8- Why do America's closest allies in the Middle East come from extremely undemocratic governments with absolutist monarchical regimes?
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Because there are no democracies in the Middle East?