His focus was oil not people, and his legacy is broken promises.
It was Kissinger who allowed Iran to buy weapons from the U.S. And by his last year in office this Eastern country became the largest American weapon buyer. After he had left his position, the Iranian Revolution of 1979 broke the established relations between the two countries—some politicians strongly believed that the former Secretary was to blame. His Eastern policy mainly concerned the oil market and, he even wondered once, whether they can overthrow some sheikhs to flex the muscles and just grab the oil
