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 .

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 .

though mesopotamia and eastern anatolia ( western armenia ) were eventually reconquered Conquering by the safavids under the reign of shah abbas the great ( r. unk ) , they would be permanently lost Earnings_and_losses to the ottomans by the 1639 treaty Sign_agreement of unk .

at the time , anti-coalition militia activity in the region was carried out Action most notably by a small group , led by a local man from nangarhar province , ahmad shah , who had aspirations of regional islamic fundamentalist prominence .

in 1605 the governor of herat , unk khan , besieged Besieging the city but the tenacious defense Defending of the mughal governor , shah beg Convincing khan , and the arrival Arriving in the next year of a relieving Cure mughal army to kandahar forced Request the safavids to retreat Escaping .

The ultimate goal for the Russian government was to topple Change_of_leadership the anti-Russian shah , and to replace Change_of_leadership him with a half-brother of Agha Muhammad Khan , namely Morteza Qoli Khan , who had defected to Russia , and was therefore pro-Russian .

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 .