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 .

fifty-two american diplomats and citizens were held Defending hostage for 444 days from november 4 , 1979 , to january 20 , 1981 , after a group of iranian college students belonging to the muslim student followers of the imam 's line , who supported Supporting the iranian revolution Change_of_leadership , took over Conquering the u.s. embassy in tehran .

fifty-two american diplomats and citizens were held Defending hostage for 444 days from november 4 , 1979 , to january 20 , 1981 , after a group of iranian college students belonging to the muslim student followers of the imam 's line , who supported Supporting the iranian revolution Change_of_leadership , took over Conquering the u.s. embassy in tehran .

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 .

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 .

while at first , kurdish militants , primarily of the democratic party Social_event of iranian kurdistan , made Earnings_and_losses some territorial gains Earnings_and_losses in the area of mahabad and ousted Change_of_leadership the iranian troops from the region , a large scale offensive in spring 1980 by the iranian revolutionary guard reversed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the course of the conflict Violence .

while at first , kurdish militants , primarily of the democratic party Social_event of iranian kurdistan , made Earnings_and_losses some territorial gains Earnings_and_losses in the area of mahabad and ousted Change_of_leadership the iranian troops from the region , a large scale offensive in spring 1980 by the iranian revolutionary guard reversed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the course of the conflict Violence .

while at first , kurdish militants , primarily of the democratic party Social_event of iranian kurdistan , made Earnings_and_losses some territorial gains Earnings_and_losses in the area of mahabad and ousted Change_of_leadership the iranian troops from the region , a large scale offensive in spring 1980 by the iranian revolutionary guard reversed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the course of the conflict Violence .

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 .

after the coup Change_of_leadership , the shah continued his rule Control as monarch for the next 26 years until he was overthrown Change_of_leadership in the iranian revolution Change_of_leadership in 1979 .

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 .

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 .

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 .

according to the united states government , the crew of uss `` vincennes '' had incorrectly identified Check the airbus as an attacking Attack f-14 tomcat , a u.s.-made jet fighter that had been part of the iranian air force inventory since the 1970s .

the main target Aiming of the strike Attack was the tuwaitha nuclear research Research center near baghdad , which was the site of the osirak nuclear reactor that was attacked Attack by the iranian air force in 1980 and again by the israeli air force in 1981 , along with many other military sites across the city .

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

although iranian troops were highly motivated Influence , they were poorly trained Education_teaching and equipped Supply for this battle .

the kingdom of georgia , a subject of the persians for many centuries , became Becoming a russian protectorate in 1783 , when erekle ii signed the treaty of unk , whereby the empress promised to defend him in case of the iranian attack .

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 .

at dawn on 30 september 1980 , four iranian f-4e phantom jets refueled Self_motion mid-air near the iran-iraq border .