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As revolution swept across Iran and the Shah’s authority crumbled, Washington quietly abandoned the pretense of supporting the monarchy. Even as Ayatollah Khomeini rallied support from exiles in Paris, the Carter administration opened a secret channel to his aides. The message was stunning: the United States would not stand in the way of an Islamic government.
It was a calculated gamble—and it would backfire spectacularly.
Within months, a loyal Cold War ally was gone—replaced by a regime far more hostile than Washington had ever imagined. What followed was a cascade of consequences: the 444-day hostage crisis—the longest in American history—global humiliation, a surge of militant fundamentalism, and decades of costly U.S. entanglement in the Persian Gulf.
As the crisis escalated and congressional inquiries loomed, Carter’s team obscured its own role. In their telling, the Shah was indecisive, his generals inept, and the U.S. simply reactive. The administration’s covert hand was obscured—or denied. Over time, that sanitized version hardened into accepted history. The Betrayal dismantles that myth.
Drawing on five years of original research (including newly declassified U.S. and U.K. intelligence files, diplomatic cables, and exclusive interviews) this book reveals how the Carter administration actively shaped the outcome of the Iranian Revolution, misjudged its key players, and enabled the rise of a regime that would define U.S. foreign policy for decades to come.
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Writer: Fattahi, Kambiz
Release Date: 2027-05-11
FOC Date: 2027-04-06
Page Count: 352
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SKU: 9798897102716
Barcode: 9798897102716
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