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

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 ring, i don't think on the 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 uh for those years he he was in exile in iraq and then that sudden appearance in the paris suburbs uh it didn't really penetrate offic

being thousands of kilometers away from his homeland, ayatullah komeini set the course of the revolution, urging iranians not to compromise. and ordering work stoppages against the regime. during the last few months of his exile, the ayatullah received a constant stream of reporters, supporters and notable personalities. all eager to hear the leader of the revolution speak, i was a journalist during the revolution, they said, oh, the ayatollah homani is coming to paris. "it's a very old story. 41 years ago i arrived 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 komaini is going back to terran and we want you to be in the place." the imam khumeni during the flight was sleeping upstairs, 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 of of the show is over. i

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 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.

military, the basige forces, were established in 1979 by the founder of the islamic republic (ayatullah komeiniه و امروز ایمان در تمامی لایه های مختلف ایران اسلامی وجود داره و به ویژه در صنایه دفایی و نیروهای مسلح و این ایمان سرمنشا همه اتفاقات و همه your knowledge or without even bothering to ask for your permission, well before the islamic revolution, that is exactly how the americans behave towards muhammad riza shah. the shah's mother recounts a memory in this regard and says, one day muhammad riza was very upset and angry and he told me, damn this kingdom, i'm the king and the commander and chief, but without me knowing they took... place to vietnam. what had happened was that at the time the us was in war with vietnam, and whenever the need arose, they would use iranian military bases and iranian military facility for their own war purposes and that's not even considering the free fuel they used to fill up their ships and airplanes from iran. that's all for today, thank you for watching from the whole team. please do tune in for more interesting topics on this special edition of the 10-da

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 tyrany of muhammad reza shah who had been on the throne for almost four decades. at the same time, the revolution brought down the curton 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

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

the palestinian cause received significant attention from ayatullah komeini, the leader. the islamic revolution in iran. during the 1967 war, he considered that the enemy was not only zionist israel, but also the united states of america and the entire western block due to their support for the occupying entity. the islamic revolution turned iran into a political system resembling a military and a political hydra. this structure makes any confrontation with the west, a confrontation with a network of regional independent units, small and agile forces. tehran has worked for decades to build. network of regional relationships with the aim of strengthening its influence beyond its borders, to achieve its declared goals of islamic unity and strategic depth. this strategy has allowed iran to expand the revolution goals across west asia, giving it the advantage of forming alliances with groups whose strength surpasses that of the central state controlled by western hegemony such as hizbullah in lebanon. for reasons like this one, the west intervened and worked to marginalize islamic... awa