Since 1979’s Khomeinist revolt that began the long winter of the Iranian nation, the regime has relentlessly spread hatred, ...
while the other audience member was in the U.S. Khomeini and his radical Shiite followers toppled the monarchy of Iran's U.S.-backed shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on Feb. 11, 1979. Pahlavi had fled ...
The crisis had its origins in the Iranian revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Carter’s reluctant agreement to let Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the exiled Shah of Iran, travel to the ...
Carter’s advisors viewed Khomeini as a stabilizing figure and an ally to American interests — a catastrophic misjudgment.” ...
Mohammad Reza Shah's concession of Bahrain is often compared to the surrenders of territory made by other Iranian Shahs of the Qajar and Pahlavi dynasties. However, Bahrain stands out because Mohammad ...
September 1941: Reza Shah Pahlavi, in power in Iran since 1925 and aligned with Nazi Germany, is forced to abdicate the throne by British and Soviet Union forces. His 21-year-old son, Mohammad ...