Iran Under the AyatollahsOutlines the Islamic heritage of the country, and the rise and fall of the Pahlavi dynasty. Describes the phases of the Islamic revolution and ends with the second parliamentary election in April-May 1984. |
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... embassy complex in central Tehran , they engaged forty to fifty of their hardcore supporters on the project . This ... embassy , never arrived at the Tehran University campus to join the rally . Instead , they attacked the embassy , and ...
... embassy complex in central Tehran , they engaged forty to fifty of their hardcore supporters on the project . This ... embassy , never arrived at the Tehran University campus to join the rally . Instead , they attacked the embassy , and ...
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... embassy in Tehran on 14 February . To them it was a continuation of the battles they had fought and won against the royalist forces since 9 February . The US marine guard at the embassy resisted the attackers for an hour before ...
... embassy in Tehran on 14 February . To them it was a continuation of the battles they had fought and won against the royalist forces since 9 February . The US marine guard at the embassy resisted the attackers for an hour before ...
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... embassy in central Tehran , which would by then have been infiltrated by other Iranian agents . The commandos would use nerve gas to incapacitate the Iranian guards at the embassy . Once they had secured the embassy they would call the ...
... embassy in central Tehran , which would by then have been infiltrated by other Iranian agents . The commandos would use nerve gas to incapacitate the Iranian guards at the embassy . Once they had secured the embassy they would call the ...
Contents
BEFORE THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTION | 7 |
The founding of the Islamic Republic | 103 |
The American hostage crisis | 136 |
Copyright | |
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