از خزعبلات ظریف و لیلاز که بین خودشان می‌گویند و خیلی‌ها در غرب هم تکرار می‌کنند این است که #ایرانِ امروز «استقلال» دارد و ایران زمان محمدرضا شاه پهلوی جلوی ملکه الیزابت حقیر بود و فلان.

مستقل از هر موضع سیاسی که داشته باشیم، هر تاریخدانی می‌داند که این حرف، واقعیت تاریخی ندارد
شاه با کودتای آمریکایی‌ها در ۲۸ مرداد در قدرت ماندگار شده بود اما در طول دوران زمامداری‌اش موفق شد از دولتِ متصدی آمریکا به دولت شریک آمریکا بدل شود. نشان داده بود که استقلال عمل دارد و به راحتی زیر بار حرف آمریکایی‌ها نمی‌رود. و اما آن موقع روابط ایران با بلوک شرق چطور بود؟
شاه با تقریبا تمام دولت‌های کمونیستی (به جز آلمان شرقی) روابط نزدیک داشت. هم به شوروی سفر می‌کرد و با آن کشور قراردادهای مهم تجاری می‌بست هم با بسیاری کشورهای دیگر بلوک شرق. این اواخر که با چین هم روابط نزدیکی داشت. با رومانیِ چائوشسکو (یاغی بلوک شرق) که روابط نفتی نزدیک داشت
دیگر این‌که گذرنامه ایرانی چقدر بیشتر عزت داشت و روابط ایران با منطقه و جهان چقدر بیشتر حسنه بود همه می‌دانند.
واقعا مضحک است که بگوییم ایران امروز بیشتر «استقلال» دارد وقتی کشورمان به اعتراف خود ظریف حتی نمی‌تواند به پول‌های خودش دسترسی پیدا کند؛ نه فقط آمریکا که همان روسیه و چین هم در شورای امنیت علیه‌اش رای می‌دهند؛ هیچ جای محکم دنیا نیست که کنار ایران بایستد مگر دولت‌های بحران‌زده

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