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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 ...
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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 ...
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Iranians compare Shah's regime with clerics'
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty and established the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1979 In light of the recent anti-establishment protests in Iran, Persian speakers on ...