Iranian Embassy Siege

is associated with the movement of Mahdi of the Sudan during the 1880s. along with the religious purifications of Mahdi. Along with when the Islamic Republic of Iran was announced. And when Islamic fighters took 52 Americans hostage inside the US embassy in Tehran. Also with making the Shah family go into exile. What was the goal of this revolution/nationalist movement? The main goal of this revolution was to defend and restore what the leader believed to be the true beliefs, traditions, and…

they failed to see the repercussions wounding a deeply proud nation. Thus, the bitter seeds of resentment and distrust that they sowed became a part of Iranian national identity and Mossadegh became an icon of anti-imperialism. Consequences The Shah’s subsequent subservience to the U.S. and Britain did little to allay the trepidation of the Iranian people. His cave-in to Western demands came back to haunt him in 1963 when an upcoming Islamic religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, denounced the…

The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was supported by the United States and its eventual replacement with an Islamic republic under the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution, supported by various leftist and Islamic organizations and Iranian student movements. Demonstrations against the Shah commenced in October 1977, developing into a campaign of civil resistance that included both…

maneuvering in the Middle East, was eye opening. It was really interesting to see the part oil played in a lot of western government actions in the Middle East. Learning a little of the story of the CIA’s removal of the Iranian Prime Minister Dr. Mosaddegh after he nationalized Iranian oil out of the hands of the Anglo-Persian Oil company, later BP, added an important context to the United States’ current antagonism with…

Many basic rights of Iranian women have been diminished despite many women holding high positions in the state and government in the past. “Since Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, women have been barred from attending most sports events involving men” (“Iran”). Even though this…

In Persepolis, Marjane’s grandmother explains to her that “dynasties have succeeded each other, but the kings always kept their promises. The Shah kept none ” (27). With this in mind, the Shah’s actions fueled the Islamic revolution and consequently, exile. From a historical aspect, the Shah acted as an authoritarian under his political regime. In politics, authoritarianism occurs when a society’s government has a strong central power with limited freedoms among individuals. Approaching…

The Cold War has been a very hard time for the Iranian Oil Companies. They have been under the control of capitalistic country, Great Britain. Since 1913, Britain has had it’s hand on Iran’s oil. The draw to Iranian oil was it’s location, it was just beside the land route to India. British oil companies bought rights to do as they please with the land. The Iranian’s felt robbed by the British; they came into another country's land to strip them of their goods. By 1913, the British had…

Have you ever wondered why Iran is always in the news? In her book Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi accurately represents Iran by expressing the country's nationalistic enthusiasm, the oil manufactures determined how Iran was run for a long time, and Iran isn’t very safe, as it presents a new danger everyday. Marjane Satrapi accurately represents Iran by expressing the country's nationalistic enthusiasm. In the following picture, there is a group of Americans expressing their nationalistic…

The purpose of this paper to identify and analyze the historic failed mission of Operation: Eagle Claw. The mission failed due to the lack of communication and the lack of sharing knowledge between government agencies and military branches. Eagle Claw failed for a variety of reasons, both during the planning and later during the execution. Before entering Iran, each of the government agencies worked independently with little to no cohesion amongst them and the mission was kept secret from key…

Persepolis is a graphic novel written by Marjane Satrapi that examines the childhood of a young girl in Iran during the 1980’s. This story provides an alternative perspective of the events of the Islamic revolution and the war to follow. This paper seeks to prove the importance of Marjane’s childhood perspective when expressing her view of an alternative Iran. Marjane uses the innocence of childhood to expresser point of view. Iran is commonly thought of as an Islamic majority country. In an…