From Pahlavi Monarchy to Khamenei's Theocracy: Iran's Tumultuous Journey Amid Global Tensions

Tehran. On the eve of the New Year in 1977, then-US President Jimmy Carter described the regime of Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as an 'island of stability' in the region. However, this praise did not last long.

Within two years, the Islamic Revolution in Iran overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty and fundamentally changed Iranian politics.