Shah's escape marked turning point in revolution victory under Imam Khomeini's wise leadership

The Shah fled the country on 26 Day (Janurary 16, 1979), two days after calling to meeting the Council of Monarchy and obtaining vote of confidence for Bakhtiar’s cabinet.

Shah fled Iran

Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, had been a close adviser and confidant of Imam Khomeini

Imam Khomeini strongly denounced threats by then US president Jimmy Carter

Imam Khomeini attached no significance to threats by the then US president Jimmy Carter and other Western head of states during the struggle for the Islamic Revolution.

Iran marks the anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s message to Mikhail Gorbachev

Imam Khomeini tried to warn the Soviet president against following the destructive path of Western liberal capitalism. The pro-Western path chosen after the collapse of the USSR turned out to be catastrophic for Russia and many of neighboring ex-Soviet republics.

Imam Khomeini dismissed threats by then US president Jimmy Carter

Extracted from the late Haj Seyyed Ahmad Khomeini, impressions of Imam's biography, volume 4, page 208

Student Day: the day young Iranians revolted against US imperialism

Iran commemorates Student Day on December 7th, honoring the martyrdom of three students martyred during a 1953 protest at Tehran University against a visit by then-U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon.

Imam Khomeini hailed Modarres personality and devotion

The founder of the Islamic Republic used to praise Ayatollah Seyed Hassan Modarres personality due to his knowledge of the Islamic disciplines and command over the political affairs.