though the islamic republic of iran has been known Know for its anti-israeli stance from the very beginning Process_start , its continuous support Supporting for hezbollah evolved Coming_to_be into almost a direct confrontation with israel , as iranian islamic revolutionary guard corps have allegedly infiltrated lebanon and directly supported Supporting hezbollah during the past decade .

in iran it was widely seen Perception_active as an act against the u.s. and its influence Influence in iran , including its perceived Perception_active attempts to undermine the iranian revolution Change_of_leadership and its longstanding support Supporting of the shah of iran , mohammad reza pahlavi , who was overthrown Change_of_leadership in 1979 .

in iran it was widely seen Perception_active as an act against the u.s. and its influence Influence in iran , including its perceived Perception_active attempts to undermine the iranian revolution Change_of_leadership and its longstanding support Supporting of the shah of iran , mohammad reza pahlavi , who was overthrown Change_of_leadership in 1979 .

in iran it was widely seen Perception_active as an act against the u.s. and its influence Influence in iran , including its perceived Perception_active attempts to undermine the iranian revolution Change_of_leadership and its longstanding support Supporting of the shah of iran , mohammad reza pahlavi , who was overthrown Change_of_leadership in 1979 .

handwritten notes taken Conquering by defense secretary caspar weinberger on 7 december 1985 indicate that reagan was aware of potential hostage transfers with iran , as well as the sale of hawk and tow missiles to `` moderate elements '' within that country .

however , the international court of justice dismissed Agree_or_refuse_to_act iran 's claim that the attack by united states navy was a breach of the 1955 treaty Statement of amity between the two countries as it only pertained to vessels , not platforms .

the 1979 kurdish rebellion Violence in iran erupted Process_start in mid-march 1979 , some two months after the completion Process_end of the iranian revolution Reforming_a_system .

upon the refusal Agree_or_refuse_to_act of the aioc to co-operate with the iranian government , the parliament ( majlis ) voted Choosing to nationalize iran 's oil industry and to expel Removing foreign corporate representatives from the country .

iranian student protests of july 1999 ( also known as 18th of tir and kuye unk disaster ( ) in iran ) ( unk july ) were , before the 2009 iranian election Choosing protests , the most widespread and violent public protests to occur Coming_to_be in iran since the early years of the iranian revolution .

iranian student protests of july 1999 ( also known as 18th of tir and kuye unk disaster ( ) in iran ) ( unk july ) were , before the 2009 iranian election Choosing protests , the most widespread and violent public protests to occur Coming_to_be in iran since the early years of the iranian revolution .

the persian constitutional revolution ( `` unk '' , or `` unk unk '' ) , also known as the constitutional revolution of iran , took place Process_start between 1905 and 1911 .

iraq wanted to replace Change_of_leadership iran as the dominant persian gulf state , and was worried that the 1979 iranian revolution would lead iraq 's shi'ite majority to rebel Bearing_arms against the ba'athist government .

although iraq hoped to take Getting advantage of iran 's post-revolutionary chaos , it made Creating limited progress and was quickly repelled Defending ; iran regained Recovering virtually all lost territory by june 1982 .

although iraq hoped to take Getting advantage of iran 's post-revolutionary chaos , it made Creating limited progress and was quickly repelled Defending ; iran regained Recovering virtually all lost territory by june 1982 .

iran air flight 655 was a scheduled passenger flight from tehran to dubai via bandar abbas , that was shot down Use_firearm on 3 july 1988 by an unk surface-to-air missile fired Use_firearm from , a guided missile cruiser of the united states navy .

operation eagle claw , known as operation tabas ( ) in iran , was a united states armed forces operation ordered by u.s. president jimmy carter to attempt to end Process_end the iran hostage crisis by rescuing Rescuing 52 embassy staff held Defending captive at the embassy of the united states , tehran on 24 april 1980 .

operation eagle claw , known as operation tabas ( ) in iran , was a united states armed forces operation ordered by u.s. president jimmy carter to attempt to end Process_end the iran hostage crisis by rescuing Rescuing 52 embassy staff held Defending captive at the embassy of the united states , tehran on 24 april 1980 .

in the context of the iranian revolution , iran 's new leader , ayatollah ruhollah khomeini , used Using the failed operation as a propaganda tool .

transformation from tribal to kurdish political struggle in iran took place Process_start in the aftermath of world war ii , with the bold separatist attempt of the kurdish democratic party of iran ( kdpi ) to establish the republic of mahabad during the 1946 iran crisis .

transformation from tribal to kurdish political struggle in iran took place Process_start in the aftermath of world war ii , with the bold separatist attempt of the kurdish democratic party of iran ( kdpi ) to establish the republic of mahabad during the 1946 iran crisis .

transformation from tribal to kurdish political struggle in iran took place Process_start in the aftermath of world war ii , with the bold separatist attempt of the kurdish democratic party of iran ( kdpi ) to establish the republic of mahabad during the 1946 iran crisis .

though kdpi 's armed struggle ended Process_end in late 1996 , another kurdish armed organization emerged Coming_to_be in iran by the early 2000s .

the iranian revolution ( , ) , also known as the islamic revolution or the 1979 revolution , was a series of events that involved Cause_to_be_included the overthrow of the last monarch of iran , mohammad reza shah pahlavi , and the replacement of his government with an islamic republic under the grand ayatollah ruhollah khomeini , a leader of one of the factions in the revolt .

operation scorch sword ( ) was a surprise airstrike Attack carried out Action by islamic republic of iran air force ( iriaf ) on 30 september 1980 , that damaged Damaging an unk nuclear reactor 17 km south-east of baghdad , iraq .