Iranian Revolution

Can the Saudis and Iranians reconcile?

A Riyadh-Tehran rapprochement is unlikely, but not impossible.

Even in death, Iran’s Soleimani still casts a long shadow

Iran can capitalise on Soleimani's legacy in the short-term, but the Islamic republic has no replacement on the horizon.

Rouhani urges Iranians to vote as country marks 1979 revolution

In Tehran's iconic Azadi Square, President Hassan Rouhani took the opportunity to remind the US their ally the Shah had to flee the country some 41 years ago.

The history of US-Iran tensions, explained

With toppling of the pro-American regime led by Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the 1979 Iranian Revolution severed cordial relations between Washington and Tehran.

Tehran is literally getting away with murder in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon

Iran's leadership needs to be held to account for its brutal response to protests in Iran, and in those countries where it exercises influence through proxies.

The Iranian hostage crisis has hijacked forty years of US-Iran relations

The US and Iran must move past the politics of vengeance and enmity.

Forty Years of the Iranian Revolution: The Women's march

Part IV: We Want Equal Rights - this is the fourth in a series of articles that looks at how the Iranian Revolution came to be in 1979, and where it has led Iran over the course of four decades.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards forty years later

Forty years after the fall of the Shah, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps serve as one of the most enduring legacies of the 1979 revolution.

Massive crowds mark 40th anniversary of Iranian revolution

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians across the country attended events marking the 40th anniversary of the Iranian Revolution, where the rallying cry ranged from "Death to America" to "Death to Israel".

Forty Years of the Iranian Revolution: 'The Nation is Victorious'

Part III: A Sign of Things to Come - this is the third in a series of articles that looks at how the Iranian Revolution came to be in 1979, and where it has led Iran over the course of four decades.

Forty Years of the Iranian Revolution: Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran

Part II: The Return - this is the second in a series of articles that looks at how the Iranian Revolution came to be in 1979, and where it has led Iran over the course of four decades.

Forty Years of the Iranian Revolution: 'The Shah is Gone'

Part I: The Day the Shah Left - this is the first in a series of articles that looks at how the Iranian Revolution came to be in 1979, and where it has led Iran over the course of four decades.