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The '''1970 Iranian Revolution''' saw the violent overthrow of the [[Shah]] of [[Iran]], [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] (1919-1980), and the replacement of his pro-[[Western]] government by a radical [[Islamic]] regime, known as the Islamic Republic of Iran, profoundly reactionary and anti-Western in nature, and led by the [[Ayatollah]] [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] (1902-1989). The success of the Iranian Revolution had profound ramifications for the world. The threat of the closure of the [[Strait of Hormuz]], which at the time 42% of the world's [[crude oil]] supplies flowed throw, created [[energy]] shocks throughout the [[planet]]. It has encouraged and supported the violent expression of Islamic radicalism through [[terrorism]] across the globe, and has brutalized and oppressed its own people.

The '''1979 Iranian Revolution''' saw the violent overthrow of the [[Shah]] of [[Iran]], [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]] (1919-1980), and the replacement of his pro-[[Western]] government by a radical [[Islamic]] regime, known as the Islamic Republic of Iran, profoundly reactionary and anti-Western in nature, and led by the [[Ayatollah]] [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] (1902-1989). The success of the Iranian Revolution had profound ramifications for the world. The threat of the closure of the [[Strait of Hormuz]], which at the time 42% of the world's [[crude oil]] supplies flowed throw, created [[energy]] shocks throughout the [[planet]]. It has encouraged and supported the violent expression of Islamic radicalism through [[terrorism]] across the globe, and has brutalized and oppressed its own people.

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==History==