were backfiring
Past progressiveconjugation ofbackfire.There are other translations for this conjugation.

backfire

When it became clear the Shah's massacres were backfiring, the U.S. made a call that their best option, under the circumstances, was to facilitate the coming to power of the forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979.
Cuando se hizo claro que las masacres del Sha no tenía el efecto deseado, los Estados Unidos hizo un llamado de que su mejor opción, bajo las circunstancias, era facilitar la llegada al poder de las fuerzas de la República Islámica de Irán en 1979.
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