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>was already heading towards this trajectory
No, sorry but the statistcal facts don't support this view. In fact Iran's Human Development Index prior to the revolution was low, and not at all rising:
https://photius.com/rankings/human_developement_index_1975-2005.html
And Iran's decision to try to topple Saddam since he was a continuing threat, was in fact vindicated by subsequent events when even the US sought to topple him. Had the Saudis, Kuwaitis and US listened to Khomeini when he warned them that Saddam would turn on them too. Imagine how much death and suffering would have been avoided there.
And this book refutes the claims of the likes of Milani
A Social Revolution: Politics and the Welfare State in Iran
https://www.amazon.com/Social-Revolution-Politics-Welfare-State/dp/0520280822/ref
I don't know but I can suggest a source
https://www.amazon.com/Social-Revolution-Politics-Welfare-State/dp/0520280822
It is really amazing if you think about it -- the countries that developed fastest were 1- Communist China and 2- Islamic Iran
All the theories of capitalism and foreign aid and economic development etc didn't help the other countries catch up as fast as them.