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 ...
Iraq invaded Iran in 1980 to gain full control of the Shatt al-Arab river, conquer Iran's oil-rich province of Khuzestan, and take advantage of Iran's weakness and isolation following the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The new Iranian government also repeatedly called for Iraqis to overthrow the...
Why has Iran chosen to clandestinely have closer ties with Russia in the Ukraine War? A Revolution and A War: How Iran Transformed Today’s Middle East June 7, 2022 / Essays How the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the eight-year Iran–Iraq War greatly and irreversibly influenced the geopolitics...
Throughout the summer of 2009, Western media granted the “Green Movement” wall to wall coverage, crediting it with drawing the largest protest crowds since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. In her memoir of captivity, Shourd recounted that during a trip to Sweden, “Stockholm’s sizable expatri...
Who started the Iranian Revolution? Who supported Iraq in the Iran-Iraq war? Who started the War on Terror? Who was the leader of Iraq during the Gulf War? Who started the first Arab-Israeli War? Who started the 1967 Arab-Israeli War? Who started the Napoloeonic Wars? Who led 1979 Is...
Iranian cinema is not only a popular form of entertainment but also a significant medium for social and political commentary. Following the 1979 revolution, filmmaking initially faced restrictions but later saw a resurgence, with directors gaining international acclaim. Films often address social issues,...
The 1979 Islamic revolution and the 1980-88 war with Iraq transformed Iran's class structure politically, socially, and economically. During this period, Shia clerics took a more dominant position in politics and nearly all aspects of Iranian life, both urban and rural. After the fall of the...
Much of the Western, and especially U.S., coverage of the Iranian elections centered on Rouhani, a figure known to many in the West. He took part in the Islamic Revolution and had ties to Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic. He also has ties to Ayatollah Ali...
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1979 - Iran's Islamic revolution ends Western involvement in the country's nuclear program. December 1984 - With the aid of China, Iran opens a nuclear research center in Isfahan. February 23, 1998 - The United States announces concerns that Iran's nuclear energy program could lead to the ...