Step Back History
The 110-Year Story of the Iranian Revolution
This week, we tell the real history of the Iranian Revolution. A story that begins in the 19th-century Great Game and continues to today.
Hip Hughes History
The Iran Hostage Crisis of 1979 Explained
HipHughes explains the causes and effect of the Iran Hostage Crisis.
Getty Images
Anti Salman Rushdie demonstrations by Muslims
Muslims kneel to pray as sound of Imam / Muslims prostrating themselves / sea of placards, 'Kill the Dog', 'God's hell for Satan Rushdie and his followers' / Muslims carrying portrait of Iran leader Ayatollah Khomeini / Placard, 'Rushdie...
Hearst Metrotone News
Iranian protesters shout and raise their fists during a political demonstration in Tehran
Iranian protesters shout and raise their fists during a political demonstration in Tehran
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Gun attacks and suicide bomb in Tehran at least two dead
Gunmen and a suicide bomber have carried out apparently coordinated attacks on Iran's parliament and the tomb of revolutionary founder Ruhollah Khomeini state media said Wednesday with at least two people reported killed
Getty Images
Ayatollah Khomeini returns
Massed crowds welcoming Khomeini back / people cheering in streets / Khomeini waving from window (Footage by ITN Archive Limited) Ayatollah Khomeini returns on February 01, 1979 in Tehran, Iran (Footage by Getty Images)
Bloomberg
John Roe: Market Narrative too sanguine on risk
Jan.08 -- John Roe, Head of Multi-Asset Funds at Legal & General Investment Management explains why markets should be more circumspect surrounding the escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran. Roe added that the beaten up...
Hearst Metrotone News
Demonstrators in Iran celebrate the ouster of the Shah and the return from exile of the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Demonstrators in Iran celebrate the ouster of the Shah and the return from exile of the Ayatollah Khomeini.
Curated Video
The lasting legacy of US Embassy siege, 35 years on
It is thirty-five years since Iranian students stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, taking dozens of Americans hostage.
It sparked one of the greatest diplomatic crises of the 20th Century.
In the grip of revolutionary fervour, Iranian...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Iranians unveil new anti US plaque
CLEAN : Iranians unveil new anti US plaque
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Iran observes the anniversary of the passing of Khomeini
CLEAN : Iran observes the anniversary of the passing of Khomeini
Curated Video
Tehran, Iran: Iranian Jews praying & worshiping in their synagogues
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American Public Media
American Radioworks: My Name Is Iran
In this website, you can listen to an hour-long broadcast or read the transcript of Darvar Ardalan's return to Iran to assess its legal system and its past attempt to combine sacred and secular law.
BBC
Bbc: Iranian Revolution
A four part audio series that covers these topics: Ayatollah Khomeini returns, One country - two governments, The last struggle of the army, and Revolution Day. Excerpts from individuals who were involved in the Revolution.