Iran Ire Over Foreign Interference

It was this week in February 1979 that the Iran Revolution, also known as Islamic Revolution that sparked off in early 1978, saw Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini assume power in the oil rich Shia-majority country. Ever since Iranian rulers have been vehemently suspicious of extraneous elements. Early 1979, as huge crowds gathered and rallied in the streets of the capital against the emperor, the long-time absolute ruler heeded his foreign friends’ advice to leave the country and save himself and his family members.