Brzezinski was perhaps best known for his role as national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter. Lesser-known is that the Roman Catholic son of an aristocratic Polish diplomat almost became Iran’s foreign minister.
The United States lost Iran as a regional ally when the Shah was overthrown in 1979. The same year, students took dozens of Americans hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran.
The United States lost Iran as a regional ally when the Shah was overthrown in 1979. The same year, students took dozens of Americans hostage at the US Embassy in Tehran.
Brzezinski was perhaps best known for his role as national security adviser to President Jimmy Carter. Lesser-known is that the Roman Catholic son of an aristocratic Polish diplomat almost became Iran’s foreign minister.
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