Ayatollah Khomeini — The Rest Is History Vault

First Episode Appearance: 637. Revolution in Iran: Rise of the Ayatollah (Part 2)22 Jan 2026
Last Episode Appearance: 639. Revolution in Iran: Death in the Desert (Part 4)29 Jan 2026
Year Range: 1978 – 2026

The Rest Is History episodes about Ayatollah Khomeini

637. Revolution in Iran: Rise of the Ayatollah (Part 2)Part 2
2026-01-22 • 1978 – 1979
From the Iranian Revolution 1979: Fall of the Shah, Rise of the Ayatollah, and the Hostage Crisis
What set off the final uprisings of the Iranian Revolution, against the last Shah of Iran, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi? Would President Jimmy Carter and America back the Shah’s forbidding opponent, the fire…
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Ayatollah Khomeini Jimmy Carter Iran Islamic History Cold War
639. Revolution in Iran: Death in the Desert (Part 4)Part 4
2026-01-29
From the Iranian Revolution 1979: Fall of the Shah, Rise of the Ayatollah, and the Hostage Crisis
How did America respond after the American Embassy in Tehran was seized, and American citizens taken hostage? Would the hostages survive? And, what became of the Iranian Revolution, and Ayatollah Khom…
Ayatollah Khomeini Tehran Cold War Islamic History