Would it be better for US to take a more neutral stance between Israel and Arabs since the 1960s?

[OSR stands with Israel]

No, the mistake was not doing more to prevent the Iranian revolution or at they very least ensuring that Khomeini did not take over. If the Iranian Revolution never happened , there likely is a two state solution by now and peace in the middle east.

Also no Iranian Revolution means:

- Saddam likely never invades Iran or tries to later create and empire in the Gulf as Iran would be a major counterweight to it
 
- We are not as reliant on Saudi Arabia for oil as we are

- We do not need to rely on Pakistan as much to supply the Mujahedeen against the USSR meaning Pakistan does not get the influence they have over Pakistan which means the Tailban may never take over.



The Iranian Revolution was the most disastrous thing to happen in the middle east in the past century and was basically for Islamists what the Russian Revolution was to Communism.

[OSR stands with Israel]

No, the mistake was not doing more to prevent the Iranian revolution or at they very least ensuring that Khomeini did not take over.

You’re absolutely right, the US should have done all in its power to prop up the Shah in 1978-79 against the will of most Iranians, intervening in Iran again like we did in 1953 would certainly have gone a long way to solving our foreign policy issues in that part of the world. If only our leaders had consistently heeded this kind of brilliant foreign policy advice!

 

The Shah of Iran was one of our staunchest Allies and we absolutely should have taken actions to prevent his fall . In fact Carter did the opposite, and took action to stop the Iranian military from doing a counter Coup .