▁V ance ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁high ▁priority , ▁while ▁Br ze zin ski ▁war ned ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁und erm ine ▁the ▁strength ▁of ▁America ' s ▁most ▁important ▁al ly ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁State ▁Department ' s ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁took ▁an ▁activ ist ▁approach , ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁out sp oken ▁Pat ric ia ▁Der ian . ▁Carter ▁did ▁allow ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁ri ot ▁control ▁equipment ▁to ▁suppress ▁increasing ly ▁vocal ▁and ▁violent ▁protest s , ▁especially ▁from ▁the ▁religious ▁element . Alex ander ▁Mo ens , ▁ ▁" Pres ident ▁Carter ' s ▁Ad vis ers ▁and ▁the ▁Fall ▁of ▁the ▁Shah ." ▁Political ▁Science ▁Qu arter ly ▁ 1 0 6 . 2 ▁( 1 9 9 1 ): ▁ 2 1 1 - 2 3 7 . ▁online ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁Revolution ▁had ▁broken ▁out ▁against ▁the ▁Shah ' s ▁rule . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁V ance ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Shah ▁should ▁inst itute ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁re forms ▁to ▁appe ase ▁the ▁voices ▁of ▁dis content , ▁while ▁Br ze zin ski ▁argued ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁crack down ▁on ▁diss ent . ▁The ▁mixed ▁messages ▁that ▁the ▁Shah ▁received ▁from ▁V ance ▁and ▁Br ze zin ski ▁contributed ▁to ▁his ▁confusion ▁and ▁inde c ision . ▁The ▁Shah ▁went ▁into ▁ex ile , ▁leaving ▁a ▁care t aker ▁government ▁in ▁control . ▁A ▁popular ▁religious ▁figure , ▁Ay