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Focuses on the political condition in Iran after the dismissal of President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr. Information on the execution of dissidents in Iran since the dismissal of President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr; Discussion on the influence of clerics of the new regime on Iranian establishments; Deliberation on the poor economic conditions in Iran; View that the leaders of the Islamic Republic seem increasingly uncertain about their goals in regards to economy; Effort to Islamize the higher education; History of the conflict between the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, religious leader of Iran, and Bani-Sadr; View that there is a scope for a coalescing of various opposition groups to present cleric regime; Chances for the opposition coming into power.

The article reports on the ouster of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in 1979 after 37 years on the throne in Iran . It mentions that after the departure of the monarch and his wife Empress Farah, the people shouted with a feeling of great joy in Tehran where they danced in streets, army troops embraced and garlanded their wind-shield wipers with flowers. Exiled leader Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini became the father of the Iranian revolution and marked his name in almost every corner of the city. It also notes that Khomeini and his supporters knew that their victory is only a sign of a new chapter of their struggle against the shaky government of Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhtiar and the foreign domination.

Reports that the pressures stemming from the Iran-Iraq war and the U.S. policy of isolating Islamic Iran have laid the basis for Iran's new diplomatic initiatives. Problems created by the nation's international isolation; Infighting in the battle to succeed Iran's leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini; Desperation of Iran for arms, money, and international support it had previously denounced; Overtures of Iran to start diplomatic relation with the U.S.

Comments on the impact of the war between Iraq and Iran on internal politics in Iran. Setback suffered by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's project for the creation of an Islamic theocracy in Iran; Effects of the emergence of Iranian President Abolhassan Bani-Sadr as a dominant figure in Iran's war effort; Implications on international relations and world politics.

Discusses the political orientation and liberal approach of presidential candidate Abolhassan Bani-Sadr in Iran. Criticism of Bani-Sadr on parallel government run by mullahs and militants in Iran; Willingness of Bani-Sadr to negotiate the release of American hostages from the clutch of militants; Reasons for the existence of many anti-American politicians in Iran; Opposition of Bani-Sadr to the tactics of militants with some sort of sympathetic attitude towards their basic aims; Comment of Bani-Sadr in response to a question about the behavior of the U.S. to violate laws, asked by militants in a meeting; Detest of American culture and economic influence in Iran by Bani-Sadr; Argument pertaining to the vote statistics of Iranian President Ayatolla Ruhollah Khomeini; Popular support of Bani-Sadr in Iran; Assessment of the political maneuver of Khomeini.

Focuses on the Palestine Liberation Organization terrorists' seizure of the American embassy during the Islamic revolution in Iran, under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Factors that contributed to the collapse of the government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi; Visibility of radical Islamic fundamentalism in Iran; Use of nationalist and Islamic symbolism to counter the influence of Khomeini in Iran.

Focuses on the social condition in Iran under the theocratic rule of Ayatollah Ruhollah Mussawi Khomeini. Views on Khomeini's vision for Iran as a Platonic Republic; Effect of the health of Khomeini on his political performance; Comments on the reason behind the poor's support to Khomeini; Causes of the revolution in Iran; Khomeini's special status as revolutionary, priest and politician.

Examines lessons from the Iran political crisis and its implications for the future course of United States foreign policy. Foreign policy division in the United States; Suggestion that United States diplomats and intelligence agencies must be more sensitive than they have been to social and economic developments in other countries; Need to expand and improve information analysis at the Central Intelligence Agency; Argument by Hang Tough chair Henry Kissinger that the crisis in Iran is part of a progressive collapse of pro-Western governments which can be arrested only by a firm, purpose and consistent American policy; Kissinger's criticism of the Carter administration for pressuring Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini to ease up his dictatorial control of Iran.

The article reports on the issues regarding political violence in Iran after the former prime minister fled and appointed Shahpour Bakhtiar as his successor. It states that Bakhtiar has planned to meet with the revolutionary leader Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini as a move to stop the impasse. It says that Khomeini agreed with the plan although he did not make a compromise with the Iranian leader on the structure of the new government. However, it reveals that the government changed its decision to let Khomeini return to the capital city Tehran for the fear of further violence upon his arrival and has ordered the army to take over the major airports in the country. Meanwhile, it tells the story of the Mokhtari family, a peasant family who aired their concerns regarding the Sha's government.

This article argues that theocracy is not a long-term political system for Iran and that its leader Ayatollah Khomeini will not last. According to the author, Iran is now off on a new frenzied tangent but soon his frenzy will dissolve. The country remains a gifted, progressive, God-fearing nation despite the instability and imbalance which seem to characterize its history. The author contends that the Soviet Union calculated the Iranian factor before invading Afghanistan. He believes that whatever happens to the Iranians, they did it to themselves.

Focuses on Iran. President Mohammed Khatami's news conference warning that the United States and Iran remain far apart on key issues; Mention of his address to the United Nations at the opening of the General Assembly in fall 1998; The country veering politically between moderation and extremism; Mention of the death sentence imposed against an author by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989; The struggle for power within Iran and the government debate on whether to attack Afghanistan. INSET: A step forward, a step back.

Focuses on the public condemnation of Islamic revolutionary excesses by the Ayatollah Ruholla Khomenei administration in Iran. Moderation in Islamic revolution of Iran; Rise in persecution of Bahais; Torture of Hossein Dadkhah, one of the revolutionaries, by the Iranian regime of Khomeini; Resolution issued by the U.N. Human Rights Commission condemning Iran for human rights violation.

The article looks at the challenges faced by Iran's provisional Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan in guiding the country back from revolutionary chaos to some form of order. Bazargan has resisted the Ayatollah Khomeini and the Iranian left on several issues, including Khomeini's demand to ban frozen meat imports. It is noted that Bazargan's initiatives have gained him political authority and a respite from religious criticism.

Focuses on issues pertaining to the war being waged by the government of Iran, under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, against the Kurds. View of sheik Ezzedin Hosseini, the leading clergyman in Iranian Kurdistan, on the military offensive against the Kurds; Opposition expressed by Mehdi Bazargan, a former government official to the policy of Iran towards the Kurds.

Focuses on a referendum that is scheduled for March 30, 1979 which will call upon Iranian people to ratify a decision made by the Provisional Revolutionary Government of Iranian religious and political leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Inclusion of a liberal democratic system in the referendum.

The article reports on the struggles of the new Iranian leaders headed by Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan to merge their control over the country. It mentions that a leftist rally at the Tehran University aiming for a bigger voice in the post-Sha government has reflected the challenges that the new administration is facing. Moreover, it says that Ayatullah Khomeini, leader of Islamic Revolutionary Council has lavishly welcomed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) leader Yasser Arafat to the capital Tehran which is said to be the first diplomatic achievement of the new regime. Meanwhile, it mentions the role of Bazargan government on the release of Sergeant Kenneth Kraus, the marine who has been alleged of shooting three Iranian soldiers during an attack at the U.S. embassy in Tehran.

The article focuses on the possible repercussions of the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran by radicals. It highlights the prediction of some of Middle East experts that Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini's outrageous violation of international custom would brand him as a pariah in the Islamic World. It states that majority of Khomeini's neighboring rulers disapprove the embassy invasion and holding of diplomatic hostages, fearing that this kind of revolution could take root in their nations, especially Saudi Arabia. It comments that the collapse of Iran and the decline of the U.S. influence in the Middle East will trigger the Soviets to gain access to the Persian Gulf for their enlarged navy

The article reports on political and civil conflicts in Iran brought by the refusal of Kurdish minority and leftist groups to comply with the government of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1979. Khomeini stressed that his government had committed a mistake when it expressed tolerance over the activities of dissident groups in Iran. He also criticized the ineffectiveness of the government in controlling the situation. It tells that the government has closed the office of the political opposition People's Mujahedin and outlawed the Kurdish Democratic Party. On the other hand, it says that the government purchased 1.5 billion barrels of oil from the U.S. and had requested military assistance. U.S. President Jimmy Carter defended his decision as he claimed that Iran is in great need of oil.

The article focuses on the decision of several Iranian students who are studying in the U.S. not to return to their country despite the collapse of the government of Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. It points out that the new government is not what the students expect when they demanded for a new regime. It states that several Iranian students believe that the revolution has replaced one tyrant with another in the form of Ayatullah Khomeini. It also points out that another reason why the students decided to remain in the U.S. is the fact that their financial difficulties have eased.

The article focuses on the flagrant comments of Shi'ite Leader Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini on Iranian Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan. Khomeini, who once lavishly praised Bazargan for his confidence in the holy writ of Islam and his past records in the national and Islamic struggle lambasted Bazargan and his 17-member Cabinet on a speaking engagement to theological students at his headquarters in the holy city of Oum. On the other hand, Islamic Revolutionary Courts, controlled by the Komiteh tightened their grip on legal system wherein executions for persons with nonpolitical charges were noted.

The article focuses on the political situation in Iran following the return of Shi'ite leader Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini in February 1979 from his exile since 1963. It states that Khomeini declared to reshape Iran into an Islamic Republic that is free from Western influence. It says that his intentions not only serve as a pivotal element of a revolution to oust the Shah but also threaten the government of Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan. It relates that Bazargan charged Komiteh, a group of 80 Iranians controlled by Khomeini, of interfering with his government and tainting the revolution. It mentions that a rising number of Iranians worry that Khomeini's revolution might lead to an Islamic dictatorship. It adds that a referendum to create a new government will be held on March 30, 1979.

In this article the author profiles a number of ayatollahs, or Islamic clerics, whose teachings and beliefs shaped the Islamic republic of Iran and those who control its political life in August 2009. Several individuals are discussed including Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomenei, the primary architect of the Islamic state, Ali Khamanei, the supreme leader of Iran in 2009, and Yousuf Sanei, a prominent advocate of reform.

The article discusses the importance of Qom, Iran, a religious center of the Shia Muslim world. Qom is the place from which the Ayatollah Khomeini launched his Iranian revolution in 1979. The article discusses Khomeini's belief in velayat-e faqih, a supposed mandate from God that applies to political power. The article discusses how the beliefs of Qom influence Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the current government of Iran.

Focuses on the political conditions in Iran. Information on a seminar convened by the International Security Council of eighteen former Iranian ministers of state and distinguished American and Iranian scholars, held in Washington D.C.; Election of Hashemi Rafsanjani as President of Iran after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini; Lack of the U.S. involvement and influence in the country; Observation that Soviet policies and actions toward the Middle Eastern states have become increasingly sophisticated and multidimensional and only serve to strengthen Moscow's attempts to influence Iran; Estimation of the cost of post-war reconstruction of Iran; Statement that power in Iran has customarily been shared between religious and secular leaders, operating in balance with Armed Forces.

Focuses on the debate between Iran President Ayatollah Khomeini and his former prime minister Mehdi Bazargan about various political issues related to the country. Need for Iran to seek military victory or a negotiated settlement in its war with Iraq; Doubts of Bazargan on Khomeini's autocratic style of leadership and his militant vision of Islam; Views of Khomeini that the war with Iraq is a war of Islam against unbelief; Emphasis of Bazargan on the physical destruction caused due to war; Statement that Khomeini depicts the Old Testament prophets as lone warriors against idolatory and unbelief.

Comments on the Islamic revolution in Iran under the leadership of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Views on the exile of the shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi; Reason for considering hostage-taking a revolution; U.S. President Jimmy Carter's foreign policy towards the incident in Iran.

The article discusses the problems that Iran's Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan and his appointed cabinet might face as they try to revive the economy of the country after the revolution of Islamist ruler Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979. According to a diplomat in Tehran, Iran, the challenges faced by the national government are linked with the political situation and stabilization of the country. The author mentions that the problem focused on the fundamental difference in the views of the radicals and educated people on the modernization of its economy.

The article presents an outlook for a Iranian regime under the leadership of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Khomeini is cited as the inspiration for the fall of the regime of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. If Khomeini comes to power, he is not expected to adopt policies that protect Western interest due to his anti-Americanism. Mehdi Bazargan, Khomeini's confidant, was given the task to secure Iranian oil supplies.

The article focuses on the election of Mohammed Ali Raja'i as Iran's prime minister. It reports the lack of political experience of Raja'i and states the he was elected by the parliament due to his attachment to fundamentalist views of Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini. It also discusses the initial opposition of president Abolhassan Banisadr to Raja'i's nomination, and mentions critics views on his election.

The article discusses the political situation in Iran. It is reported that in Tehran, Iran, right-wing Muslim fanatics attacked a rally of leftist Mujahidin near the U.S. embassy which left one dead and 300 injured. It is reported the country's Supreme Leader Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini has expressed his displeasure over the power struggle between President Abolhassan Banisadr and Ayatullah Seyyed Mohammed Beheshti, leader of country's Islamic Republic Party.

The article focuses on the approval of the constitution of Iran. It mentions that the constitution declares that the country has cleansed itself of despotism and an alien culture and mode of thought. It reveals that it hands all power to a Faqih or supreme religious leader, who is Ayatollah Khomeini. It also points out that the approval of the constitution signifies that Iran became the only theocratic nation in the 20th century.

The article focuses on the benefits enjoyed by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini of Iran from the U.S. mass media. It cites the observation of former president Richard Nixon about the move of Khomeini to manipulate the media to his advantage. It also discusses the significant contribution of television coverage of Iran to Khomeini. It points out that the media coverage of the situation in Iran is disadvantageous to Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. It reveals that Khomeini is using the mass media to spread his message around the world.

The article focuses on the issues concerning a new policy which aimed to address the secular individuals in Iran. It mentions that Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini warns the visiting delegation of air force officers that he will take actions on individuals or groups who will interfere in his campaign for a constitution that would free the country from foreign influence, as well as to several policies including the ban for alcohol and pop music broadcast, minimization of prostitution and drugs, and closure of selected publications. Meanwhile, it mentions that the Assembly of Experts is forming a draft constitution that would represent these issues. However, several unnamed senior civil servants insist the negative economic impact once this draft constitution was implemented.

The article explores the history of the Iranian Revolution. The author compares the foundation of the Islamic Republic with the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the French Revolution of 1789. The article discusses the isolation of the Shah, government repression and conflict in Iran. The rise to power of Ayatollah Khomeini and symbolic resistance to western secular capitalism are considered.

This article focuses on the political instability of Iran and the apathy of citizens toward an upcoming election which is known to be unfair. Twenty-five years after the revolution that saw Ayatollah Khomeini depose the shah amid scenes of mass euphoria, Iran is in a dismal mess--economic, diplomatic and political--and there is no obvious way out, short of the clerics stepping down and handing power to the people in a genuinely free and fair election. Though Iran still has 10% of the world's known oil reserves and more gas than any other country bar Russia, its GDP per head was 30% higher under the shah. Shocking events, such as the death in Iranian custody last year of a female Canadian-Iranian journalist after she was beaten up, continue to remind the world how dissidents can be hounded and tortured. Next week's poll puts the limits of Iran's highly qualified freedom into stark relief. Iran also continues to sponsor terrorism against Israel and, unlike the Arab countries, it has yet even to accept Israel's right to exist.

The article discusses political and social conditions in Iran following the death of leader Ayatollah Khomeini in 1989. Emphasis is given to topics such as a fatwa and death threat issued against author Salman Rushdie for his novel "The Satanic Verses," constitutional changes to judicial authority and executive power, and foreign relations with Iraq, the U.S., and the Soviet Union.

Examines the rise to power of Iran's Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Forecast of Iran's future under expected successor Sayeed Ali Khamenei.

The article reflects on the political problems faced by Iran as of March 1979. It states the persistent leitmotif of Persian history. It describes the social conditions in Iran. It stresses the outcome of Ayatollah Khomeini's referendum on an Islamic Republic. It addresses the trend toward secular government.

Iran's election last week made it clear that the Islamic Republic founded by Ayatollah Khomeini 25 years ago has not evolved as some had hoped into a serious democracy. So the predictable outcome was a victory for the religious conservatives. Iran's leaders insist that they do not want nuclear weapons, and never have. With each new leak, Iran has changed its story. It now admits to having had a secret programme to enrich uranium. Along with Libya and North Korea, it seems to have been one of the main customers of Abdul Qadeer Khan, the disgraced Pakistani who ran a global nuclear-smuggling network. The mere prospect of Iran acquiring a bomb has prompted Israel to ponder aloud the case for a pre-emptive strike. If Iran got the bomb, sometime enemies such as Egypt and Saudi Arabia might feel compelled to follow suit. In short, though a nuclear Iran may not be worth fighting a war to avert, it is a danger worth averting.

Comments on the character of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's regime in Iran. Report on Khomeini's death threat to British author Salman Rushdie who wrote "The Satanic Verses"; War the country has faced between 1979 and 1989; Social conditions in Iran under Khomeini; Use of Islam to justify violence; Implications for international relations with Iran.