Employees of Iran’s Welfare Organization from several provinces gathered outside the parliament in Tehran on Wednesday to protest low wages and economic hardship, according to videos received by Iran International. | Iran International - English

The Fall of Shah & Rise of Khomeini | What Really Caused Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution This documentary explains how Iran went from a monarchy under the Shah to a religious theocracy under Ayatollah Khomeini.From the Constitutional Revolution, Reza Shah’s modernization, Mossadegh’s oil nationalization, the 1953 CIA coup, SAVAK, economic inequality, cultural tension, and the shocking events of 1978–79 — this video tells the full story of how Iran exploded into revolution. How did one student’s d