Tehran Times14d
Imam Khomeini's 'Man of the Year' in 1979: Time's choice signals new era of resistance
Time magazine chose Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Revolution, as its Man of the Year for 1979. The ...
BBC2y
Iranian protesters set fire to Ayatollah Khomeini's house
Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Images posted on social media show part of the structure in the city of ...
How Israel and Iran went from ‘best friends’ to arch-enemies on the cusp of all-out war
When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini launched an Islamic revolution in Iran in 1979 and overthrew the country’s pro-Western ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency5y
The Iranian revolution was 40 years ago. Persian Jews in Los Angeles are still feeling the pain.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, took power in Iran. “We grew up together. I was devastated when hearing the news of her execution because she was supposed to be released from prison that very day ...
Jewish Press21d
Today Marks Day 444 for Hostages in Gaza
On November 4, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s henchmen stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and held Americans hostage for 444 days, releasing them on January 20, 1981. On October 7 ...