With the present US and Israeli war on Iran, striking at the Islamic Republic’s regime’s henchmen and military infrastructure, how did Iran, the region and the world get here? This BBC World Service video offers a short overview for historical interest, background and context for the Islamic Republic’s birth in 1979:
🔴BBC World Service — As reports of the deadly crackdown on protests in Iran continue to emerge, the anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return from exile in 1979 is drawing near.
He led the Islamic revolution that ended the 37-year rule of the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
More than four decades later, the system born from that revolution still rules Iran. With some now calling for the return of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the former shah, who is 65 and has been living in exile in Washington for most of his life.
The BBC’s Daniel Raza looks back at that moment in 1979, when Khomeini returned to Iran after 14 years and went on to declare an Islamic republic, becoming Iran’s first supreme leader, ruling until his death in 1989.
See YouTube: https://youtube.com/shorts/sImFnKdEoUc?si=UPBeaaUr0pHafPTz
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