In the fall of 1978, massive waves of unrest and strikes—led largely by Iran’s oil workers—swept that country. By early 1979, the tyrannical government of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was pushed from power. The Revolution of February 1979 was the work of a wide range of class and social forces, united on a program of … Continue reading As it happened: The promise—and betrayal—of Iran’s 1979 revolution