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Revolution in Iran: Rise of the Ayatollah (Part 2)

Join Dominic and Tom on the Shah’s fall, U.S. response, and Khomeini’s rise.

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 firebrand, Ayatollah Khomeini? And, why would the Revolution prove to be one of the most pivotal events in recent history?

Join Dominic and Tom, as they discuss the final fall of Iran’s last Shah, America’s response, and the rising power of the revolutionary Ayatollah Khomeini, and his radical new vision for the governance of Iran…

This mini-series was originally released in January 2026 and does not reflect the current events in the Middle East.

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1 hour, 5 minutes