Now, as my readers know, the Mullahs came to power because of help from the CIA, which wanted to toppled the Shah. This is Wikipedia tier knowledge, yet people still ignore it. Yes, the Shah was originally put into power with the help of the British, and was an ally of Israel for most of his reign, allowing them to set up (and run) Iran’s notorious secret police goon squads (the SAVAK), as well as setting up the pipeline deal with Israel, which may or may not have been in operation until quite recently. But, the Shah was also toppled by his supposed allies and the Mullahs that replaced him were Washington-approved.
The main reason for this installment of the Mullahs was because the USSR had a Communist officer ready to take power via coup of the Shah. This was to be accomplished via military invasion from Baku, thereby bringing Iran into the USSR’s orbit.
What happened next, was Comrade Andropov (Fleckenstein) of the KGB managed to successfully thwart the planned invasion on the eve of its launch, and to divert energy and resources into Afghanistan instead. From there, the KGB worked overtime to make sure that the Soviet army lost the war, by working hand in hand with the CIA to conduct drug operations, weapons smuggling, arming of the Mujahadeen, and misinforming the USSR military the whole while.
