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Can the US really bring Iranians democracy?

JL;DR SUMMARY Larry Cohler-Esses explores the complex dynamics between Iranian dissidents seeking U.S. intervention and their fraught history with American policy in Iran. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationMossadIslamic RegimeCiaIranian ProtestsU.S. InterventionDemocratizationIranian DissidentsReza PahlaviSavak

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"The protesters at a January rally I attended in New York Citys Washington Square Park were loud and raw throated as they denounced the brutal Islamist regime in Tehran, then in the midst of slaughtering thousands of their comrades in Iran."
Tehran, Iran
"My friend in Tehran had no answer."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"People hold signs in support of Reza Pahlavi, son of the last shah of Iran, during a gathering of Iranian community members showing support for Israel and the United States, outside the Consulate General of Israel in Los Angeles, on March 5."
Iran
"whether the bombs and missiles the U.S. is now raining down on Iran will fulfill the promise Trump held out for protesters remains an open question."

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