Iran’s Nuclear Challenge at a Crossroads: Dilemmas of a Threshold State

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

Mourners attending a seventh-day memorial ceremony in Mashhad for Khosrow Alikordi, a human rights lawyer, chanted “Death to the dictator” on Friday, voicing protest over the unclear circumstances surrounding his death. | 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