In 1978 a revolution broke out that forced the shah to flee the country early the following year. The leader of the revolution was the religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, under whose ...

In response to the January 9, 1978 uprising, Imam Khomeini issued a message to the Iranian people, praising the victory of the Islamic Revolution and the Pahlavi regime’s eventual downfall. He praised ...