Iranian Revolution

1978–1979 Middle East Status: ended Casualties: ~3,000+

Mass protests and strikes broke the Shah's regime in a year. Khomeini returned from Paris on 1 February 1979; the Islamic Republic was proclaimed in April. The US embassy hostage crisis (Nov 1979–Jan 1981) defined US–Iran relations for a generation.

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Belligerents

Khomeini's Islamic Revolution
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Casualties

~3,000+

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.