Iranian Revolution 
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
10/4/2022
Why the Iranian Revolution Turned So Repressive
by Shadi Hamid
The Iranian revolution consolidated its power, and committed itself to a path of repression, through a fusion of clerical and state power that was unprecedented in the Islamic world.
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SOURCE: NY Times
12/29/19
How a Chase Bank Chairman Helped the Deposed Shah of Iran Enter the U.S.
The fateful decision in 1979 to admit Mohammed Reza Pahlavi prompted the seizure of the American Embassy in Tehran and helped doom the Carter presidency.
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SOURCE: NY Times
2/10/19
The Iran Revolution at 40: From Theocracy to ‘Normality’
Forty years ago, Iranians swelled with pride, hope and the expectation of a better future.
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SOURCE: Lobe Log
2/11/19
The 1979 Revolution: Unfinished Business In Iran
by Shervin Malekzadeh
One thing that must be understood about Iran, about living there, is that the Revolution is never officially discussed as a finished event.
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