"Washington bears a considerable amount of the responsibility for the radicalism of the Iranian Revolution and the resultant deterioration in US-Iranian relations" - published: 09/03/2002

Abstract

'When examining the policies that the United States conducted toward Iran from 1945 to 1979, one cannot help but realize that Washington bears a considerable amount of the responsibility for the radicalism of the Iranian Revolution and the resultant deterioration in US-Iranian relations.' Evaluate the merits of this statement. Be sure to use the arguments of Richard Cottam in IRAN AND THE UNITED STATES as the starting point of your discussion'