On February 8, 1979, a group of Air Force commanders from the Shah's regime went to Imam Khomeini's residence to pledge their ...

The struggle against the U.S.-supported Shah, spearheaded by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (commonly referred to as Imam Khomeini), had been underway for some years. However, the pace of events ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei paid homage to the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Imam Khomeini, as Iran is going to celebrate the Ten-Day ...

On February 1, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and led a national uprising that toppled the Pahlavi regime on February 11 that year. R42340/P/S1192/CT18 Related news ...