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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 June 2024
Until the very end of Pahlavi rule, Africa remained an important geographical focus of Iran’s foreign policy and a key part of the shah’s grand strategy. Reflecting on the evidence presented in the previous chapters, this chapter explores why the shah’s Africa policy was so successful, and why he was able to appeal to leaders of all manner of political and religious persuasions. After the shah fled Iran in 1979, the relationships that he and his diplomats had nurtured in Africa were redefined, as the new regime sought to export its revolution. Leaders such as Julius Nyerere, long shunned by the shah, were quick to congratulate Ayatollah Khomeini, while some of the shah’s closer allies, such as Senghor, approached the Islamic regime with caution.
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