s point of view. With that in mind, it may be worth pondering some inconvenient truths that would cause a fair-minded Iranian to doubt congressional wisdom. The assertion that US policies are driven by a concern for human rights is not consistent with the history of US-Iran relations. As the CIA now admits , it overthrew a democratically elected Iranian government in 1953 and restored Shah Mohammed...
Dear Congress: don't sabotage our chance to end the cold war with Iran Marc Joffe and Sheldon Richman
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