Khomeini, the ideological architect of the revolution, had already found an audience for his ideas in Iraq when he was living there during his exile. In April 1980 the deputyprime ministerof Iraq,Tariq Aziz, survived anassassinationattempt by Iraqi Shiʿissympatheticto the Iranian Revolution. ...
Iranian Revolution, popular uprising in 1978–79 that resulted in the fall of the Pahlavi dynasty and the establishment of an Islamic republic. It came about as the culmination of decades of popular discontent mixed with economic turmoil and an increasin
one of the masterpieces of Iranian architecture Imam Mosque Isfahan known as Shah Mosque before 1979 revolution Imam Square Isfahan The must see place of Isfahan Vank church Isfahan Armenian Church in Isfahan Isfahan Isfahan Half of the world ...
Iran is an Islamic republic. The country is led since the Revolution in 1979 by a Supreme Leader. This leader is Ayatollah Khamenei since 1989 after the death of the 'Father of the Iranian Revolution' Ayatollah Ali Khomeini. He has all powers and leader of the country. The current president...
Anger at the Shah's opposition to political reforms and human rights abuses led to the Islamic Revolution in 1979. The hostage crisis was sparked when President Jimmy Carter allowed the exiled Shah to enter the U.S. for medical treatment. Which president freed the Iranian hostages? President ...
The 'Singing Revolution' Begins in Estonia, Helps Bring Down Soviet Rule in Baltics When Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, few thought that the nation would regain its independence, much less regain its independence by using the power of music. But a perfect storm of political...
The 'Singing Revolution' Begins in Estonia, Helps Bring Down Soviet Rule in Baltics When Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, few thought that the nation would regain its independence, much less regain its independence by using the power of music. But a perfect storm of political...
Iran also has a sizeable diaspora, particularly in countries such as the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom, due to historical events like the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War. This diaspora plays an important role in maintaining cultural, social, and economic ...
The 'Singing Revolution' Begins in Estonia, Helps Bring Down Soviet Rule in Baltics When Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, few thought that the nation would regain its independence, much less regain its independence by using the power of music. But a perfect storm of political...
The Iran hostage crisis was an international crisis (1979–81) in which militants seized 66 Americans at the U.S. embassy in Tehran and held 52 of them hostage for more than a year. It took place after Iran’s Islamic revolution in 1978–79 and poisoned