Khomeini blamed the United States for keeping the Shah in power and called it the ________.

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The correct option is C Great Satan
In 1979 the Iranian Shah was overthrown. Ayatollah Khomeini returned from exile and set up an Islamic republic.
He became the supreme leader and his supporters controlled Iran. He blamed the United States for keeping the Shah in power, and called it the ‘Great Satan’.

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