Conflict coverage · Iran–Gulf

The Iranian revolution

Feb 1979Key event

PoliticalLeadership change

The Iranian monarchy falls and an Islamic Republic is established, with a Supreme Leader as the state's ultimate authority above an elected presidency.

Why it mattersIt created both the institutional structure this module authors as offices — a Supreme Leader above a president — and the adversarial relationships with the United States and Israel that have stood since. Neither began in 2026.

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