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Islamic clerics criticized the shah of Iran because they

disapproved of his Westernization policies.
disapproved of his move to fundamentalism.
disagreed with his interest in searching for oil.
disagreed with his push to block women’s rights.

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disapproved of his Westernization policies.

Explanation: Clerics opposed the shah's secularizing, Westernizing reforms (e.g., the White Revolution), which they saw as undermining Islamic tradition and clerical authority.