The first book on the Iranian crisis, written by Ahmad Naruqi and published in Paris, was called Iran Against the Shah. Israel’s Minister of Justice announced “We have lost our most important provider of oil”.British foreign secretary David Owen discussed the situation in Iran with his American counterpart during a visit to the US. Baghdad sent a delegation to Saudi Arabia to review the situation in Iran and the region. In a council on the Islamic Revolution, Mehdi Bazargan was suggested as the Prime Minister of Iran’s interim Government. A number of senior Air Force officers involved with the government were imprisoned. Because the Iranian monarchy was in danger, the American government opposed their own interests to sell weapons, including several AWACS aircraft. General Huyser then decided to cancel the contract so America’s interests would not be jeopardized. Airmen held a rally in Behbahan to support Khomeini. Bakhtiar’s government limited the people’s access to their bank deposits. Javid Shari’atian was banned from Iran by Bakhtiar’s administration. Several resigned members of Majlis visited Khomeini. Khosro Qashqaie, a leader of Qashqaees, returned to Iran after 25-years of exile in the US. Stansfield Turner, the director of the CIA said “We did not understand who Khomeini was and the support his movement had”. Ayatollah Taleqani requested a general explanation from the government for the disappearance of a number of air force students.
