US restoration of the Shah in 1953 remains a live grievance for Iranians

Evidence

During this period I. F. Stone had the courage to say forthrightly that the necessity for a United States apology to Iran for “our restoration of the Shah in 1953…is not ancient history for the Iranians, and it may not be ancient history for us either” (Village Voice, February 25, 1980). — Edward W. Said, Covering Islam, 296

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the reader’s existing body of work on how US interventionist history continues to shape Middle East relations and media coverage thereof.