in 1978, mass protests were organized to support ayatullah komeini.e part of official washington, there ever was a much understanding of the ayatollah, there were some few academics who had tracked his sermons were aware of his his views from for those years, he he was in exile in iraq. 'um and then that sudden appearance in the paris suburbs uh, it didn't really penetrate official thinking in washington, who he was, what, what he was, i mean the shah knew him as an enemy, and that that was, i think that was it, black and white enemy. ayat komaini was in the neighboring country of iraq, and it was too close for comfort, at the... shah instance, the iraqi regime asked the ayatollah to give up his political activities, otherwise he had to leave the country. in october 1978, ayatollah komeini flew from iraq to new exile in a suburb of paris. by that time, the ayatullah had developed an international reputation as the spiritual and political leader of the iranian revolution. being thousands of kilometers away from his homeland, ayatollah. set the course o

in 1978, mass protests were organized to support ayatollah komeini. the regime, as usual, responded with iron fist. alarm bells had started. ring, i don't think on the part of official washington there ever was much understanding of the ayatollah, there were some few academics who had tracked his sermons, were aware of his his views from for those years, he he was in exile in iraq, and then that sudden appearance in the... paris suburbs, it didn't really penetrate official thinking in washington, who he was, what, what he was, i mean the shah knew him as an enemy, and that was i think that was it, black and white enemy. ayat komeini was in the neighboring country of iraq and it was too close for comfort. at the shah instance, the iraqi regime asked the ayatollah to give up his political. activities, otherwise he had to leave the country. in october 1978, ayatollah khumeini flew from iraq to new exile in a suburb of paris. by that time, the ayatullah had developed an international reputation as the spiritual and political leader of the iranian revoluti

in 1978, mass protests were organized to support ayatullah komeini. of official washington there ever was a much understanding of the ayatollah. there were some few academics who had tracked his sermons were aware of his his views uh from uh for those years he he was in exile in iraq. "and then that sudden appearance in the paris suburbs, it didn't really penetrate official thinking in washington, who he was, what, what he was, i mean, the shah knew him as an enemy, and that that was, i think that was it, black and white enemy.ini was in the neighboring country of iraq, and it was too close for comfort, at the shaf'. instance, the iraqi regime asked the ayatollah to give up his political activities, otherwise he had to leave the country. in october 1978, ayatullah komeini flew from iraq to new exile in a suburb of paris. by that time, the ayatollah had developed an international reputation as the spiritual and political leader of the iranian revolution. being thousands of kilometers away from his homeland, ayatollah komeini set the... force of the rev

air force of iran were the first ones who pledged and saluted imam komeini.iranian people did great work in the few days left before the victory of the islamic revolution. it was then when great moments and tales were created. the last two days before the victory of the islamic revolution are considered to be the best and most difficult days during that time. all of those things were were present. i was fortunate because i fell in with people who had that strong sense of commitment. i was in world. would say uh, no, you're liars. in fact, um, iran must be judged as any other nation. not only would i attempt to visit the islamic republic, if i managed to get there, i would testify as a reporter to what i found. it was the epock of belief, it was the epoc of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope. it was the winter of despair. there was a king with the golden crown and iron fists on the throne of iran. the shah was a dictator. it was clearer than crystal to them that things were settled forever. the cia

we were waiting in the hall when imam komeini came in.he garrisons in distant cities and revolutionaries hadn't yet realized this. iranian people did great work in the few days left before the victory of the islamic revolution. it was then when great moments and tales were created, the last two days before the victory of the islamic revolution. are considered to be the best and most difficult days during that time. is not a crime, climate protest is not a crime, keep the carbon in the soil, no more gas, no more oil, no more oil, no more gas, we don't want the climate crash, power, power, people, people, people, in the heat of world war ii, iran came under the booths of soviet and british forces who pushed the country to the brink of collapse. diplomatic efforts changed the course, but at the same time paved the way for the rise of muhammad. who ruled the country with iron fist in the following decades. they said coming to paris, it's a very old story, 41 years ago i arrive here, he just told me like a grandfather, you know the the the int

we were waiting in the hall when imam komeini came in.ctory of the islamic revolution. are considered to be the best and most difficult days during that time. where is your ah, they're coming, yeah, they're coming, how was moldova, but we will warm you up, have productive communication with russia when it comes. to finding ukrainian chill. people were desperate, dejected and deep in poverty. however, after the oil sales skyrocketed, the monarch and the cram del cram of society were rolling in it. so people rose up to protest the yawning castle. it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoc of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, there was a king with the golden crown and iron fists on the throne of iran, the shaw was a... dictator, it was clearer than crystal to them that things were settled forever. the cia formally concluded in august of 1978 that the shah of iran was in no serious trouble, but they failed to see the writing on the wall. the americ

in the case of imam komeini, he acted very cautiously.ع کردن اینو بارها نشون داده بود بارها نشون داده. in the heat of world war ii, iran came under the booths of soviet and british forces who pushed the country to the brink of collapse. diplomatic efforts changed the course. but at the same time pave the way for the rise of muhammad riza shah who ruled the country with iron fist in a following decades. they said, oh, the ayatollah homani is coming to paris. it's a very old story, 41 years ago. so are you right here? you just told me like a grandfather. the the the interesting part of the story is not me, i'm not the one important, what is important is to continue what you have done in iran. someone called me telling me you should come to paris quickly because the imam khumani is going back to terron and we want you to be in the place. the imam during the flight was sipping up. stairs: when the imam arrived from paris with a special plane, the first stop he made was here, and it was a way to say, now i am in charge, it's finished, the time

being an outspoken critic of the regime, ayatollah komeini used to denounce the shah's programs. in a proclamation issued by him and undersigned by eight senior islamic scholars, the ayatullah specified the shah's violations of the iranian constitution and condemned him for corrupting public morals and towing to the us and israel. on the dawn of november 4th, 1964, the shah's commandos surrounded ayatullah komeini's house in kom. they arrested him and took him directly to mehrabad airport in tehran. soon after he was flown out of iran to turkey. out of sight, out of mind. that was the rational behind his exile. the stay in turkey was not congenial. for turkish law didn't allow ayat komeini to wear the cloak and turbin of the muslim scholar. on september 5th, 1965, he left turkey for najaf in iraq, where he would stay for 13 years. on october 23rd, 1977, mustafa homeini, the ayatollah's son, passed away in najaf. defending national indep. orders in 1978 mass protests were organized to support ayata khumeini, the regime as usual responded with iron fist, alarm bells had started to

in the case of imam komeini, he acted very cautiously. می شود و گرفتاری اول کسانی که میزد همون کسانی بودن که این خطر رو مرتفع کردن اینو بارها نشون داده بارها نشون داده. in the heat of world war ii, iran came under the booths of soviet and british forces who pushed the country to the brink of collapse. diplomatic efforts changed the course, but at the same time paved the way for the rise of muhammad riza shah. who ruled the country with iron fist in the following decades. it was the epoc of belief. it was the epoc of incredulity. it was the season of light. it was the season of darkness. it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair. there was a king with the golden crown and iron fists on the throne of iran. the shah was a dictator. it was clearer than crystal to them that things were settled forever. the cia formally concluded in august of 1978 that the shah of iran was in no serious trouble, but they failed to see the writing on the wall. the american embassy. in tehran was wowfully ill-informed about what was going on on the

he wanted to calm the situation, but with imam komeini's expulsion from iraq, not only his dream did not come true, but iran and the islamic revolution. اینجا برای این ها محضور داشت با واسطه محضور ما نخواستیم اینها در محضور واقع بشن از این جهت ما امر دایر بود بین اینکه اینجا باشیم و ادای وظیفه نکنیم ما اختیار کردیم که در خارج باشیم و ادای وظیفه شرعیه بکنیم شما آقایون موظفید که به تکالیف خودتون عمل بکنید. 1 january, 1979, nepal de chateau. when imam komaini was in najaf, people received his reports and messages late, but everything changed when he came to paris. france was a center of news agencies and had famous reporters and every message of the imam was transmitted to iran quickly. khameini was now easy reach of the world's media. foreign reporters recorded their first videos of imam khomaini in this house. یه ملت ۲ تا ذخیره ممکن است داشته باشه که ایران داشت. shar has made in recent weeks and days very many concessions towards the demands that you and others have been mating, making. have you considered it might be the time to compromise, to accept the concessions he's made to avoi

it's a very old story, 41 years ago i arrived here for the first time to meet the ayatollah komeini was just arriving from uh iraq, it was the first time, nobody knew him, nobody has never seen him and ' "it was my first visit here, didn't know even the name of nofelo chateau, and i was just coming back from iran where where i covered the the event in in iran, and of course for me it was also important to meet this man, because so many people were where behind in in the street of tehran, million of people." then he was he was a symbol of the revolution and for me as a journalist, a photographer, to seem was something very important, because nobody in the press has seen his picture, and um, of course to get this image of the ayata was something very important, to be the first one also was very important. then we were introduced to him you know like with this man with this man i seated next to him and and in banisad and i mean not banisad but those are people explain him i was covering the revolution in iran since several months i was very young at that time i was 26 years old and uh then

we were waiting in the hall when imam komeini came in. before the victory of the islamic revolution. it was then when great moments and tales were created. the last two days before the victory of the islamic... evolution are considered to be the best and most difficult days during that time. in the heat of world war ii, iran came under the booths of soviet and british forces who pushed the country to the brink of collapse. diplomatic efforts changed the course, but at the same time paved the way for the rise of muhammad. is a shaw who ruled the country with iron fist in the following decades. all of those things were were present, i was fortunate because i fell in with people who had that strong sense of commitment. i would say... "no, you're liars. in fact, iran must be judged as any other nation. not only would i attempt to visit the islamic republic, if i managed to get there, i would testify as a reporter to what i found. imagine something could happen in in in iran, nobody begin of..." '78 i decided to to try to go to iran, but then

we were waiting in the hall when imam komeini came in.ered to be the best and most difficult days during that time. would say uh, no, you're liars. in fact, um, iran must be judged as any other nation. not only what i attempt to visit the islamic. republic, if i managed to get there, i would testify as a reporter to what i found. in the heat of world war ii, iran came under the booths of soviet and british forces who pushed the country to the brink of collapse. diplomatic efforts changed the course, but at the same time paved the way for the rise of muhammad riza shah who ruled the country with iron fist in the following decades. it was the epoch of belief. it was the epoch. of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, there was a king with the golden crown and iron fists on the throne of iran. the shah was a dictator, it was clearer than crystal to them that things were settled forever. the cia formally concluded in august of 19. '78 that the shaw of i

the islamic revolution of iran in 1979 under the leadership of grand ayatullah komeini was a turning point in the history of the region. it put an end to the tyranny of muhammad riza shah who had been underthrown for. almost four decades. at the same time, the revolution brought down the curtain on years of foreign interference in the country's domestic affairs. as a result, the americans lost their main bastian in the region as they were expelled from the country in the aftermath of the revolution, but it didn't stop there. the islamic revolution that gave birth to the islamic republic of iran brought about seismic shift in the geopolitical configuration of the region. the newly established government whose red line was now national sovereignty and territorial integrity was upsetting the regional status quo. hegemonic powers were treated by tehran as unwanted guests who had to pack up and go as soon as possible. at the same time the rise and rise of the islamic republic as major power in the middle east, which was independent of the eastern and western blocks had baffled the world.

in the case of imam komeini, he acted very cautiously, he always interests in the clurgy and sent manyره که به محض اینی که از یه خطری رد می شد و گرفتاری اول کسانی رو که می زد همون کسانی بودن که این خطر رو مرتفع کردن اینو بارها نشون داده بارها نشون داده. they said, oh, the ayatollah romani is coming to paris, it's a very old story, 41 years ago, are you right here, you just told me like a grandfather, the the the... interesting part of the story is not me, i'm not the one important, what is important is to continue what you have done in iran, someone called me telling me you should come to paris quickly because the imam khumani is going back to terron and we want you to win the play. we remember how many during the flight was sleeping upstairs when the imam arrived from paris with a special plane, the first. he made was here and it was a way to say, now i am in charge, it's finished, the time of of the shah is over, in the heat of world war 2, iran came under the booths of soviet and british forces who pushed the country. to the brink of collapse, diplomatic efforts changed the course,

shortly after mohammad reza shah left the country for good, imam komeini came back to iran on february 1st, 1979 after years of being an enforced exit. style with the arrival of the leader of the revolution, the national movement against the pahlavi dynasty gained momentum. 10 days later on february 11th, commanders of the armed forces attended the imam's home, submitted their resignation and pledge allegiance to him. the pahlavi regime collapsed, resulting in the abolition of the monarchy in the country after 2,500 years. unlike the shah imam komaini. was not going to count out to the americans or to submit himself to the will and whim of imperialist powers. the resulting system he founded was in fact the polar opposite of the shows monarchy. the octogenerian leader was not going to be pupped in the hands of the americans. the 1979 revolution was an unprecedented phenomenon. back then, revolutions were mostly related to left this ideology such as marxism or communism, but iran's revolution was first and foremost of an islamic nature, a revolution of its own stemming from islamic civil

imam komeini was a revolutionary exile in najaf, iraq. jafar sharif imami thought that when imam khumeini was no longer close to iran, he could not be influential in the process of revolution. he wanted to calm the situation, but with imam khumeini's expulsion from iraq, not only his dream did not come true, but paris, january, 1979, nevada chato. when imam komaini was in najaf, people received his reports and messages late. but everything changed when he came to paris. france was a center of news agencies and had famous reporters and every message of the imam was transmitted to iran. quickly was now easy reach of the world's media. foreign reporters recorded their first videos of imam khumaini in this house. به خواست ملت عمل کند و او این است که او برود مشغول کار دیگه بشود لکن او درست نمیگد نمی خواد مصالحه کند او می خواد اغفال کند مردم را و بعد از اون بدتر از اول رفتار کند طول مدتی که من در نجف بودم فقط یک اعلامیه های گاهی صادر می کردیم. مو می فرستادیم به ایران و ما اینجا که آمدیم امکانات این معنا که ما تبلیغاتی بکنیم و به دنیا برسانیم مظ

his iran's revolution during the iraq iran war, fought and died to protect the revolution that imam komeinilated to iran's peaceful nuclear energy program, they were trying to help develop iran's peaceful nuclear energy program, doing scientific research and investigation, and for that they were killed by the israeli government, in collaboration with terrorists, they killed these. men we're doing nothing but trying to develop peaceful nuclear energy, build up their country, engaging in peaceful scientific research. these men were killed, murdered in their own country, simply for trying to engage in scientific research. no, no, wait, i'm so emotionally involved that i forgot to define the principle. the film is still not over. let us return once more to the holy shrine. we're here in a very, very sacred place. this is imam zodi ali akbar. um, and there are celebrations going on, they haven't actually started yet, celebrations for imam makdi. after the ceremony, i had a good chance to talk with some of the participants in this ceremony. with what was left of my trip, i still could not meet wi

imam komeini introduced the international day of quds to underline its global importance.e fighting with the stones, but now the... equipped with powerful missiles. imam khumei help them engage an armed struggle with the israeli regime. the iranians never abandoned their support of the palestinian cause, even in the midst of the bloody war imposed by the iraqi dictator saddam hussein a war which lasted for eight years. over the years, iran became the major supporter of the resistance access, a network of political and armed groups in several countries across the region, including in lebanon. syria, iraq and yemen, who also support the palestinian cause and view the israeli regime as the arch enemy. for many years, the irgc quds force under the command of lieutenant general qasim sulaymani helped, armed, trained and organized such groups in the most effective way. it was thanks to iran's support of groups such as hamas and the islamic jihad for palestine, that the geopolitical equation in the region has shifted against the israeli regime. these groups have grown over decade

he suggested that the nearest one was the public ceremony on the anniversary of imam komeini.e you have to ask people their opinion. a lot of people have no idea, have don't care about politics, don't care about world events, have no idea what's going on, but the iranians, so many people had answer. everyone anxious to give me their opinion, well let me tell you what i think, well let me tell you what i think, i'll tell you what i think, i, and there was a difference of opinion, هر وقت که طرفدارای غرب تو ایران به تزلزل میفتن، شماها پیداتون میشه, میخواید اینا رو بلند کنید رو هوا. as someone from the united states, um, it can be hard for people from the united states to deal with that, they hear slogans like death to america, down with usa. "and they may think that they are personally being attacked, but i'm very educated about what my government does around the world, and i know they're not chanting against me, they're not chanting against my family or the people living..." my community, they're chanting against the government of the united states and what it does around the wo

he suggested that the nearest one was the public ceremony on the anniversary of the imam komeini.at i think, well let me tell you what i think, i'll tell you what i think, i, and there was a difference of opinion. هر وقت که طرفدارای غرب تو ایران به تزلزل میفتن شماها پیداتون میشه میخواید اینا رو بلند کنید رو هوا. as someone from the united states, um, you know, it can be hard for people from the united states to deal with that, they hear slogans like death to america, down with usa, and they may think that they are personally being attacked, but i'm very educated about what my government does around the world. "and i know they're not chanting against me, they're not chanting against my family or the people live in my community, they're chanting against the government of the united states and what it does around the world, which is mass murder. زمان گذشته دیگه ما به شما باج نمیدیم باید حرفای ما رو گوش کنید شما قبول نکنید از خلیج و فارسم بیرونتون می کنیم." نظر خود من آنچنان. in my heart and all that do, we shall overcome some we walk hand in hand, well my name is david miller, sociol

on february 1st, 1979, ayatollah ruhullah komeini, the late founder of the islamic revolution. return to iran after 17 years in exile. the road to war with iran is paved with good intentions and serious miscalculations. middle east institute write 45 years after iran's february 1979 revolution and 71 since the us government overthrew prime minister muhammad musaddiq, american officials continue to struggle to understand this nation of almost 90 million. american policy toward iran has... vacilated between maximum pressure and the threat of military force to accommodation, incentivization and by some standards appeasement. the trump and biden administrations, while adopting these antithetical approaches, did so while seeking to further withdraw the us from the middle east, rather hopeless pursue so long as the world's economy depends on oil and most of it moves through the region. iran takes a step closer to the middle east venture. the... conflict between israel and hamas has extended into the broader middle east, escalating the likelihood of a confrontation between the regional power

on february 1st, 1979, ayatollah ruhullah komeini. the late founder of the islamic revolution, returned to iran after 17 years in exile. the road to war with iran is paved with good intentions and serious miscalculations. middle east institute write 45 years after iran's february 1979 revolution and 71 since the us government overthrew prime minister muhammad musaddig, american officials continue to struggle to understand this nation of almost 90 million. american policy toward iran has vacinated between maximum pressure and the threat of military force to accommodation, incentivization and by some standards appeasement. the trump and biden administrations, while adopting these antithetical approaches, did so while seeking to further withdraw the us from the middle east, rather hopeless pursue so long as the world's economy depends on oil and most of it moves through the region. iran takes a step. closer to the middle east venture. the conflict between israel and hamas has extended into the broader middle east, escalating the likelyhood of a confrontation between the regional power and

sure that the revolution came into fruition and i can't help uh but to uh then move to a quote by imam komeiniprising the oppressed against the arrogant must spread across the world. can you please give us uh your uh understanding of what imam khini said, and of course your thoughts on this uh 45 day anniversary or the 45 year anniversary of iran's islamic revolution. you now, i think what robert said accurate, iran set an example to other oppressed people, not only in the muslim. but internationally that it's possible to bring a revolution, a popular revolution and depose a government that was fully supported by the united states, you know, before the revolution, iran was number one in the world in terms of the amount of weapons that iran bought from from the united states, iran ranked first, one third of all us international weapons says went to iran using petrol dollars and you know this was during nixon kessenger term, carter came into power in januar. of 77 and then there was we had the revolution in february of 79, so the last two years of shah's reign, carter was president in the united

in march 1963, imam komeini wrote a letter about the danger of israel, openly lashing out at the us back regime of the shah for growing close ties with israel. because of my religious obligation, i hereby warn the people of iran and the muslims of the world that the holy quran and islam are in danger. the independence of our country and its economy are in danger of being seized by the zionists. with the deadly silence of the muslims, it won't be long before they, the zionists, destroy the existence of the muslim nation in all its aspects. imam khumaini saw the palestinian people as victims of injustice and occupation. he emphasized the importance of unity among muslims and urged them to stand together against israeli oppression. he called on all muslim nations to support the palestinian resistance and provide them with political, moral and material assistance. اشتباهی که همه مسلمین و خصوصاً ملت و دولت های عرب کردند این بود که مهلت دادن که اسرائیل به اغراض شخصیه دولت ها مانع شد از اینکه صدای اسرائیل را در همون اول. خفه کنند نگذارند قدرت پیدا بکند. فرمانفرمای این بلاد اسلامی دارد میشد و اگ

in march 1963, imam komeini wrote a letter about the danger of israel, openly lashing out at the us back regime of the shah for growing close ties with israel. because of my religious obligation, i hereby warn the people of iran and the muslims of the world that the holy quran and islam are in danger. the independence of our country and its economy are in danger of being seized by the zine. with the deadly silence of the muslims, it won't be long before they, the zionists, destroy the existence of the muslim nation in all its aspects. imam komaini saw the palestinian people as victims of injustice and occupation. he emphasized the importance of unity among muslims and urged them to stand together against israeli oppression. he called. ملت و دولت های عرب کردن این بود که مهلت دادند به اسرائیل به اغراض شخصی. دولت ها مانع شد از اینکه صدای اسرائیل را در. syria in the 1967 si day war. ever since the israeli regime back. by its staunch ally, the united states, refuses to return the strategic territory to syria, despite the fact that the international community regards to golen heights to be syr

back in the 1960s, grant ayatullah komeini was vocal critic of the shah's relations with israel. to him, the shah had violated the principles of islam and threatened iran's independence, values and integrity through his relations with the illegal regime. imam khumaini considered the regime. as the illegal occupier of islamic lands, oppressor of the palestinian brothers and cancerous tumor that would adversely affect the whole region if not destroyed. after the victory of the islamic revolution, the two sides became hostile enemies and consequently iran took some measures against the israeli regime. would you please tell us some of the instances of those measures? before the victory of the island. revolution, imam khumaini issued fatwa against zinanism, he allowed his followers to give one third of their hums and zakat money to palestinian fighters, so it's clear that even before the revolution, the iranian nation was against israel as a regime that had occupied palestine. it's clear that since the early days of the islamic movement in iran, the palavi regime and the iranian natio

am komeini spent more than 14 years in exile, mostly in the iraqi holy city of najaf.e also spent some time in turkey and france before returning to iran. millions of people converged on the capital from across the country. on the day of his return, his arrival gave considerable momentum to popular protests against the us-backed pathavi regime, which eventually led to the overthrow. to its overthrow, rather 10 days later, during the fad celebrations, iranians take part in different events and activities to mark the occasion, and that's a wrap for now, but stick around, i'll be back on the top of the reef. they said, oh, the ayatollah homani is coming to paris, it's a very old story, 41 years ago, i arrive here, he just told me like a grandfather, you know, the the the interesting part of the story is not me, i'm not the one important, what is important is to continue what you have done in iran, someone called me telling me: you should come to paris quickly because the imam khumani is going back to terron and we want you to win the play. the imam homani during the fligh

celebrating the 45th anniversary of the victory of the islamic revolution in iran led by ayatollah komeini, the revolution saw the overthrow of the us and israeli backed shah. pahlavi and the establishment of the islamic republic of iran. this week's show explores the factors that brought about the revolution, including imam khumaini's focus on drawing inspiration from islam and the shariah to center the new government's foreign policy around support for palestine and opposition to the zionist entity. first we look at the background to the events that led to the victory of the revolution. on february 1st, 1979, ayatollah ruhullah. komeini landed in tehran to mark the end of 2,500 years of dynastic rule and the victory of the islamic revolution in iran, but it was the culmination of many decades of struggle by imam khumeini and his followers. ruhullah was only two years old when his father was killed by wealthy local clans over his activism against the unjust landlord practices, and perhaps it was that spirit of activism and justice that... ran through the veins of the young ruhullah. he wa

an armenian christian church here in tehron, and today they're going to say prayers in honor of imam komeiniic republic and the government really bases itself on the islamic religion. there are zarastrian, iranians, there are christian iranians, there are iranian jews who practice their religion very, very openly. and are very free to practice their religious beliefs, hold ceremonies, worship in the way of their faith, so they tell me this was this is this is the water jug uh that people used to make in in ancient times here in iran now it's more of kind of decoration are you they really love tea in iran almost every every every moment they're they're pouring me some tea. and i'm drinking some tea, so and we have some traditional iranian clothing here, very, very nice. this is the this is a side of iran that we never really get to see in the united states, whenever we see images of iran, we see pictures of people waving guns around or military things, we never get to see this kind of cultural side of the iranian society, this this vast civilization, this vibrant civilization that that is uh,

an armenian christian church here in tehran, and today they're going to say prayers in honor of imam komeini inside. and as much as iran is very much an islamic republic and the government really bases itself on the islamic religion. there are zarastrian iranians, there are christian iranians, there are iranian jews who practice their religion very, very openly, and are very free to practice their religious beliefs, hold ceremonies, worship in the way. their faith. so they tell me this was this is this is the water jug uh that people used to make in in ancient times here in iran now it's more of kind of decoration are you they really love tea in iran almost every every every moment they're they're pouring me some tea and i'm drinking some tea so and we have some traditional iranian clothing here. very very nice, this is this is a side of iran that we never really get to see in the united states, whenever we see images of iran, we see pictures of people waving guns around or uh military things, we never get to see... this kind of cultural side of the iranian society, this this vast civilizati

from the small window here imam komeini was seeing 10000 people every day during 10 days. was the point of you on duchantape, people were fighting here and we're on that roof taking pictures, roof top a good spot because from the rooftop i could see the barracks, what was going on? and on that truth, some people get trained how to use a gun because they didn't know how to use a gun, they had gun, knife, everything taken from the from the military baracks, that was the beginning of the story, and few hours later, that was the end of the of the regime, it takes less than one day. "hello, it's the first time in my life i'm entering these barracks and i can see the situation from the other side, at that time we were on the other side watching the barracks, you know, and people were shooting from this place on the people, and everything started from this place with another plane of course." and it was 40 years ago and it's uh yeah, it's a surprise to be here, that is strange, what is missing is the noise of the of the bullets, the noise of the fighting, and maybe some the peopl

ayatollah komeini wants an islamic republic and the entire nation is accompanying him.s history. but if it wasn't for the people from mardabad of karage and mardabad's all over iran, or if it wasn't for those small but important stories, maybe these stories of the revolution would be read another day. اشوفه اشوفه حبيب قلبي وحبيب قلبي. ona nigdy nie powinna przyjechać tutaj do do europy. after the occupation of palestinian lands and creation of the israeli regime, both sides came to realize the power of cinema and getting their messages across. israeli regime used cinema to show the territory it had occupied as heaven on earth in order to entice jews from all over the world to migrate to occupied territories. on the other hand, although belatedly, palestinians also learn to use the power of media and cinema to make their voice heard across the world. it was new battlefield for both sides. st. louis ferguson assassinations. "they don't have nothing, they can't lose nothing, and i think the most dangerous person in the world, person don't have nothing to lose. black americ

with our luggage, we just let them in the... playing and uh i wanted to take some pictures of the imam komeiniace was crowded with thousand of people, and of course his friend were welcoming him, uh, you had bht, you had so many people around him and uh uh, i mean even i, i cannot give you the name because everybody was there, it was so crazy and... and uh his son, how many was there, and i could feel they were almost crying, i've got some picture where you can see them crying and they were, the emotion was incredible for them, because it was since 15 years they were away from their country, and we had to run before him to find out the... a way to go to b tezara, you can imagine here, there was thousand of people, it was crazy, and left before just in order to find out a car to jump on the car and and follow them, this place. this is one of the most important place during the revolution, nobody can't remember what happened here, at that time there was nothing, this place in the middle of the cemetery of besh zara. besh tezara is a place where all the people killed during the revolution were bu

do with our luggage, we just let them in the plane and uh i wanted to take some pictures of the imam komeinise his friend were welcoming him, uh, you have. besty, you had so many people around him and uh uh, i mean even i, i cannot give you the name because everybody was there, it was so crazy, and his son, a mad how many was there, and i could feel the almost crying, i've got some picture where you can see them crying, and they were, the emotion was incredible for them because it was since 15 years they weren away from their country. and the we had to run before him to find out a way to go to b tezara. you can imagine here there was thousand of people, it was crazy and left before just in order to find out a car to jump on the car and and follow them. this place is one of the most important place during the revolution, nobody can't remember what happened here, at that time there was nothing, this place in the middle of the cemetery of besh tezara, bestezara is a place where all the people killed during the revolution. were buried and of course when the imam arrived from paris, his first vis

with our luggage, we just let them in the plane, and uh, i wanted to take some pictures of the imam komeinithis image is everywhere because it's a iconic image of the revolution. yes, i remember when uh, imam arrived here in... in terran, then he was in this hall. this place was crowded with thousand of people, and of course his friend were welcoming him, uh, you had best, you had so many people around him and uh uh, mean even, i cannot give you the name because everybody was there, it was so crazy, and uh, his son, i man, how many was there, and i could feel they were almost crying, i've got some picture where you can see them crying and they were, the emotion was incredible for them, because it was since 15 years they were away from their country. and we had to run before him to find out a way to go to b tezara, you can imagine here there was thousand of people, it was crazy and left before just in order to find out a car to jump on the car and and follow them. this place is one of the most important place during the revolution, nobody can't remember what happened here, at that time there

an armenian christian church here in tehran, and today they're going to say prayers in honor of imam komeinie. and as much as iran is very much an islamic republic and the government really bases itself on the islamic religion. there are zarastrian, iranians, there are christian iranians, there are iranian jews who practice their religion very, very openly. and are very free to practice their religious beliefs, hold ceremonies, worship in the way of their faith, hallelujah. so they tell me this was this is this is the water jug uh that people used to make in in ancient times here and aron now it's more of kind of decoration are you they really love tea in iran almost every every every moment they're they're pouring me some tea. and i'm drinking some tea, so and we have some traditional iranian clothing here, very, very nice, this is this is a side of iran that we never really get to see in the united states, whenever we see... of iran, we see pictures of people waving guns around or military things, we never get to see this kind of cultural side of the iranian society, this this vast civiliz

an armenian christian church here in tehran, and today they're going to say prayers in honor of imam komeinitheir religious beliefs, hold ceremonies, worship in the way of their faith, so they tell me this was this is this is the water jug uh that people used to make in in ancient times here in aron now it's more of kind of decoration are you they really love tea in iran almost every every every moment there are there are four. bring me some tea and i'm drinking some tea, so and we have some traditional iranian clothing here, very, very nice. this is this is a side of iran that we never really get to see in the united states. whenever we see images of iran, we see pictures of people waving guns around or uh military things, we never get to see this kind of cultural side of the iranian society, you know, this this vast civilization, this vibrant civilization that that is uh, there's so much history about iran that that is never taught to us in the united states. this looks, i'm looking for some... it's very nice, very nice, i like it, so i should try this one now, i'm going to try this one on

farasey person here, but before i leave, i really would like to get a copy of the writings of imam komeiniyeah this is about oh and that's in english the islamic revolution of iran and it's by imam komani no no okay i don't have a books okay translated translated in english by the role of" muslim woman in development of societies very interesting, i think that i want to buy this book, okay? so how many? can buy it in dollars? no, not in real, only in real, okay? all right, think i'll buy this, i want to learn about the islamic revolution of iran. okay, 53, commands. okay, so i don't know what that exactly is, so i have, this is the iranian money i have. okay, can you tell me if it's enough, can you this for you? okay, all right, thank you very much, good call, and i, i wish you the best of luck in your continued work at this lovely book store, thank you, great, and thank you for the book, thank you, thank you sir, thank you, goodbye, and goodbye to you and thanks, have nice finding you on. i will, i will, thanks. there are a lot of iranian young people who are very, very interested in idea

"when i took the picture of the imam komeini coming down on this, i didn't know that was going to become almost crying, i've got some picture where you can see them crying, and they were, the emotion was incredible for them, because it was since 15 years they were away from their country, and from that day, i mean in 10 days the whole system of the shock collapsed'. but that time you know when we were in the airport it was just where i don't know how we managed to be to do anything because it was like a big big big uh difficult to explain what it was really so many people everybody wanted to meet him everybody and imam khumani was just straight serious tense it was really incredible situation 'i had to leave very quickly when the imam was in this hall because there was so many people thousand of people here and we had to find a way to go to b we had organized nothing and we have to find a car then i to live before him but i'm used to come in this place because actually in this airport we were coming in almost every day to send our film it's difficult to imagine this place during the revo

sentiment brought down the curtain on the reign of the us-backed shah under the leadership of ayatullah komeinit part of the free world's energy resources and the free world cannot stand the loss of iraq. before the oil crisis, you all know that we had the monetary crisis, we were not responsible for the monetary crisis of the world, that was before the increase in the price of oil, if some economies are sick is not our fault, but nevertheless we would be glad to help some economies which are... not doing so well and we are doing that, he supplied oil to israel, he was anti-soviet, he provided security in the gulf, he was when we wanted to make trouble with iraq, he gladly uh participated, so we got a lot for our our tolerance of his regime during that period. our biggest disagreement was about oil, the united states wanted the price of oil to be low, and he wanted it to be high and... "i think kissinger was not very, he was thinking about the strategic aspects and not so much about the economic aspects of of the situation. later, it's actually the reverse of that, because if you get to uh the

the uprising had actually started over decade ago under the leadership of imam komeini who was living in exile. listen to the stories of the protesters who brave the bullets for their cause. welcome back iron's foreign minister has kicked off a west asia tour which will take him to several countries including lebanon. departed tehran for beyrut where he said to meet with senior lebanese officials. this is the third time the top iranian diplomat visits lebadon since israel launched its genocidal war on gaza over four months ago, following his visit to beirot, amid abdullahyan will head to the syrian capital, damascus. regional issues including the gaza situation will be discussed during the regional trip. iran has time and again called for an end to the gaza war, blaming it for escalating tensions in the region. the us social media giant meta has removed facebook and instagram accounts of leader of iran's islamic revolution say after months of pressure from pro israel groups. a spokesman for meta, the parent company of facebook and instagram claimed the move was due to violation of the

farcy, persian here, but before i leave, i really would like to get a copy of the writings of imam komeini in english, you know, i'm trying to come to understand iranian society and and the revolution and and follow me, let's meet the education. system is some of shelf yeah yeah this is about oh and that's in english the islamic revolution of iran and it's by imam komeni no no okay i don't have a books okay translated translated in english by the role of muslim woman in the development of societies very interesting i think that's i want to buy this book, okay? so how many? can i buy it in dollars? no, no, real, only in real. okay, all right, i think i'll buy this. i want to learn about the islamic revolution of iran. okay, 53,000. okay, so i don't know what that exactly is, so i have, this is the iranian money i have. okay, can you tell me if it's enough? can you just for you? okay, okay. all right, thank you very much. call, and i, i wish you the best of luck in your continued work at this lovely bookstore. thank you, great, and thank you for the book, thank you, thank you sir, thank you,

knew the next day was going to be very long day, i tried at that time to have some pictures of imam komeini étais pas, many during the flight was sleeping upstairs, he went down this stair when he wake up around 5ive o'clock and he called me to take the pictures here, he was sitting there by the window when we were entering the iran in a space and the he called me because he knew me, he knew i was the youngest photographer there, he knew i was following the revolution. since several months, he knew my story and i don't know, he wanted to share that with me, maybe something like that, then he called me and at that time i saw him for one time, he was not really, usually most of the time he is very serious and sad face and and that time he looked at me and he was smiling, i couldn't, didn't get what was happening, but actually the plane was just crossing the ina space and for me, for him that was victory, he had smile on his face because for the first time since 14 years he could come back to his home country, i got that pictures, that picture, he was surrounded by friends like i know, i remem

on february 1st, 1979, ayatollah komeini returned to iran in a chartered airfronts bowing 747.ود بر خمینی درود بر خمینی درود بر خمینی only 13 countries around the world used to possess destroyers, today these vessels are among the most important surface vessels to... navies around the world, but not all countries have the capability to build their own. iran's mohammed riza shah pahlavi decided for the first time to purchase number of destroyers from the united states, but when the 1979 islamic revolution happened, the us refused to deliver the purchase. in 1997, leader of the islamic revolution issued an order to iranian experts to build iran's own destroyer indigenously. in 2009 and after years of hard work, iranian experts unveiled the jamaran. first home-built destroyer in iranian history, but western powers started calling it a frigate, leting iran in the 13 member destroyer manufacturing club was bitter pill to swallow. in 2012, iran launched its second destroyer, the jamaran 2 in the persian gulf. in the same year, iran designed new class of combat vissels named the persi

sentiment brought down the curtain on. the reign of the us backed shah under the leadership of ayatullah komeiniorld's energy resources and the free world cannot stand the loss of iran. before the oil crisis, you all know that we had the monetary crisis, we were not responsible for the monetary crisis of the world, that was before the increase in the price of oil, if some economies are sick is not our fault, but nevertheless we would be glad to help some economies which are not doing so well, and we are doing that, you supplied all to israel, he was anti-soviet, he provided security in the gulf, he was, when we wanted to make trouble with iraq, he gladly uh participated, so we got a lot for our our tolerance of his regime during that period. our biggest disagreement was about oil, the united states wanted the price of oil to be low, and he wanted it to be high, and i think kissinger was not very... he was thinking about the strategic aspects and not so much about the economic aspects of of the situation, later it's actually the reverse of that, because if you get to uh the uh mid 70s uh when in

komeini: woods day rallies are held every year in iran and many other countries around the world. که از آمریکا و از طرفدارای حقوق بشر و از این محافل مجالسی که در خارج هست این ها تمام یک شعرهای غیرموزون است. و لازم می بینید که انکار میکنند و اسرائیل هیچ. the recent events in gaza have once again exposed the brutal nature of israel and how the us and its allies support has emboldened the regime to commit crimes against humanity. "the indiscriminate bombing campaigns, destruction of civilian infrastructure, including hospitals and schools, a loss of innocent lives have shocked the world. despite this, the international community's response has been disappointing. muted with few nations taking a strong stance against israeli atrocities. in the face of israel's relentless onslot on gaza and the occupied west bank, and despite decades of failed attempts to bring an end to the israeli occupation of the palestinian territories, the recent israeli genocide in gaza has made it clear that resistance is the only viable path toward the liberation of palestine. a cause that can best materialize

people who are taking to the streets to denounce its crimes across the world, and it's just as imam komeini territory is extremely catastrophic and indescribable as hospitals have run out of fuel. international rights organization says israel has turned a supposedly safe corridor to southern gaza into a trap to kill displace.

the uprising had actually started over decade ago under the leadership of imam komeini. who was living in exile. listen to the stories of the protesters who brave the bullets for their cause. and welcome back everyone, you're watching press tv, world news. yemany protesters have taken to the streets to the northern city of sadai and yet. another rally and supported the palestinians in gaza. protesters waved palestinian flags enchanted slogans against the us and israel. demonstrators vowed to continue support for gaza until it emerges victorious in the face of israeli aggression. they also held pictures of yemani resistance leaders in a show. of solidarity with the pro-palestine operations, the yemen cities have been sceenes of mass weekly demonstrations since israel launched its aggression on gaza on october 7th. and now you can see um the un humanitarian officer baking news has described the gaza border city of rafa that's the're the southermost tip of gaza there which borders uh egypt says it's a pressure cooker of despair our correspondent said nearly 1.4 million pale

people who are taking to the streets to denounce its crimes across the world, and it's just as imam komeiniit will only awaken the masses. you're press to be headlines, as a us, israeli genocide and gaza enters its 141st day, killing and destruction campaign against palestinians continues with the death toll nearing 30,000. palestinian resistance fighters persist battling his. the occupation forces and gaza inflicting heavy losses on invading troops and yeminies hold yet another massive rally and solidarity with the palestinians as our army continues its campaign against israel linked vessels in the red sea.