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

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 .