‘Death to dictatorship’: A tale of two revolutions – How Iran is back where it started
On January 16, 1979, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi boarded a plane and left Iran. Officially, it was a “temporary” departure; in reality, it marked the end of a monarchy already hollowed out by mass protests, economic anger and political repression. Nearly half a century later, Iran finds itself confronting a hauntingly familiar moment. Once again, protests…
