Iran was ruled by a constitutional monarchy under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran's Shah (king).
President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded to the circumstances described in this passage by "(4) increasing New Deal efforts for relief and <span>reform," since FDR was firm believer that the US government could be used for good when it came to improving the economy.</span>
I see a riot or battle/war going on , someone giving praise to the lord, fires going on in the background, a rich city, and people begging for mercy. :)
