Time was, Iran was a staunch ally of both the United States and Israel. That was before Iran's modernizing monarch, Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, was overthrown by Islamist maniacs--with the help of the catastrophic Carter administration. Before the revolution….
ENDNOTE: It's important to remember that Carter called the Ayatollah Khomeini a "holy man."
Carter administration officials also expressed support for Khomeini. William Sulivan, Carter’s ambassador to Iran, said, “Khomeini is a Ghandi-like figure.” Carter adviser James Bill described Khomeini as a man of “impeccable integrity and honesty.”
“Khomeini will eventually be hailed as a saint,” said Andrew Young, Carter’s ambassador to the UN.
