Ruhollah Khomeini’s Rise & Fall
Did Khomeini change Iran forever?
4.1 (19)
75 mins
Explore how Khomeini transformed Iran from a monarchy into an Islamic Republic that reshaped the Middle East forever. Discover the rise of revolutionary ideology, clerical rule, political repression, and the global tensions born from the 1979 revolution.
Ep 1:
The Coffin That Couldn't Rest
A funeral descends into terrifying chaos as millions swarm Khomeini's coffin—while centuries earlier, Persia's fierce independence set the stage for revolution, oil wars, and a CIA-backed coup.
Ep 2:
The Orphan Who Would Rule Heaven
Born into tragedy and raised in sacred scholarship, young Ruhollah Khomeini quietly reimagines Shi'ite theology—just as the Shah's dazzling White Revolution masks a nation ready to fracture.
Discussions (5)
Desmond
Level 5 · 3 mo agoThe Western press falling for Khomeini is so strange to me. They crowned him a peaceful leader just because nobody bothered translating his actual books.
Kirk
Level 5 · 3 mo agoI had no idea the Shah kept his cancer a secret. That completely explains his terrible judgment.
Andy
Level 5 · 3 mo agoIt always makes me laugh when people still blame SAVAK for the Cinema Rex fire XD The evidence clearly proves radical Islamists burned those 400 people alive. Glad you actually got this fact right.
