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“The U.S. Ambassador to Iran broached the topic of the Shah’s potential downfall in a long telegram titled “Thinking the Unthinkable””

Analyzed on 2026-11-01T00:42:27+00:00 · Last updated 2026-11-01

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Afterward, the U.S. Ambassador to Iran finally broached the topic of the Shah’s potential downfall in a long telegram titled “Thinking the Unthinkable.”

Extracted from: The Iranian Revolution Almost Didn’t Happen , The New Yorker

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The New Yorker newyorker.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“Afterward, the U.S. Ambassador to Iran finally broached the topic of the Shah’s potential downfall in a long telegram titled “Thinking the Unthinkable.””

The Iranian Revolution Almost Didn’t Happen

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Metadata

Claim ID CLM-93CB53ED
Slug the-us-ambassador-to-iran-broached-the-topic-of-the-shahs-93cb53ed
Origin newyorker.com
Captured 258 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00