The Islamic Revolution of 1979 remains a pivotal event in modern history, marking the overthrow of the Shah's regime and the establishment of an Islamic terrorist Republic. Delving into he complex dynamics of the revolution sheds light on the role of terrorism, brutality, and foreign influence in...
The Islamic Revolution of 1979 had a significant influence on Iran's developments and its foreign relations. The key factor of this process was a new revolutionary ideology, which became the basis for new foreign policy agenda of the Iranian regime...
The fall of Muhammad Riza Shah Pahlavi’s monarchy in Iran in February 1979 was one of the major political events of modern history. The Islamic Revolution (or the 1978–1979 Revolution), which overthrew the Shah, was led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had been exiled from Iran in 1964...
Although his rhetoric may appear extreme, it nevertheless broadly reflects the official policy of Iran towards Israel since the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Given this hostility, it comes as a surprise, that the Islamic Republic of Iran is actually home of the biggest Jewish community in the ...
One result of the 1953 coup was that the U.S. took about 40% of Britain’s share of Iranian oil, as part of the wider transition from British to American dominance in the region and worldwide. The Islamic Revolution in 1979 changed the friendly relations...
As a longtime champion of a democratic Iran, he had been imprisoned by Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. When the shah saw his rule slipping, he named Bakhtiar as prime minister. Bakhtiar’s tenure lasted barely a month before the Islamic revolution of 1979 swept him away. ...
Breaking news about Iran, the second-largest country in the Middle East, is a multi-ethnic Islamic theocracy with the ultimate decision maker being the country's prime religious authority, its Supreme Leader. It infuses elements of democracy, such as
This chapter considers the motives and goals of female activists, and their roles in the revolution. It shows how secular and religious idealists joined forces in a popular revolt “against immorality,” and how women’s values either influenced, or...
1979--Iranian Revolution-The pro-American Shah of Iran flees, and Ayatollah Khomeini sets up the Islamic Republic, which instutitued a strong Shiite Islamic regime. 1979-1981--U.S.-Iran Hostage Crisis-Iran and the United States nearly went to war. From this date, America and Iran have con...
Past periods of low or falling oil prices have contributed to political upheavals including the Iranian revolution of 1979, the Soviet Union’s collapse in the late 1980s-early 1990s, and the 1998 election that gave Hugo Chávez the presidency of Venezuela. Consumers enjoying lower fuel prices r...