By Hasse-Nima Golkar A Sweet Dream Transformed into a Terrible Nightmare On February 11, 1979, Iran’s millennia-old monarchy was overthrown by a bloody uprising. The Pahlavi Dynasty, possessing the world’s fifth most powerful armed forces, capitulated to preserve the socio-economic system. Demonstrators chanted, “When the Devil (Shah) goes away, then the Angel (Khomeini) comes in,”…
By Hasse-Nima Golkar A Sweet Dream Transformed into a Terrible Nightmare On February 11, 1979, Iran’s millennia-old monarchy was overthrown by a bloody uprising. The Pahlavi Dynasty, possessing the world’s fifth most powerful armed forces, capitulated to preserve the socio-economic system. Demonstrators chanted, “When the Devil (Shah) goes away, then the Angel (Khomeini) comes in,”…