Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
This documentary follows Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi from his rise during World War II to the turning points that pushed Iran toward revolution. It also traces Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s path from cleric to the center of a movement that reshaped the country.
Oil politics, Cold War alliances, sweeping reforms, and growing unrest collide fast, leading to the protests of 1978, Black Friday, exile, and the return that changed everything.
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Chapters
00:00 1979: Revolution topples the Shah
01:53 A young Shah takes power (1941)
09:29 Oil, Cold War, and U.S. backing
16:45 White Revolution reforms—and backlash
28:10 Protests, repression, turning points
34:15 Khomeini in exile; ideas spread
40:14 1978 uprising: Qom to Black Friday
47:34 Shah leaves; Khomeini returns; aftermath
#Iran #IranianRevolution #Shah #Khomeini
This documentary follows Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi from his rise during World War II to the turning points that pushed Iran toward revolution. It also traces Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini’s path from cleric to the center of a movement that reshaped the country.
Oil politics, Cold War alliances, sweeping reforms, and growing unrest collide fast, leading to the protests of 1978, Black Friday, exile, and the return that changed everything.
Subscribe for more full-length history documentaries and timelines.
Chapters
00:00 1979: Revolution topples the Shah
01:53 A young Shah takes power (1941)
09:29 Oil, Cold War, and U.S. backing
16:45 White Revolution reforms—and backlash
28:10 Protests, repression, turning points
34:15 Khomeini in exile; ideas spread
40:14 1978 uprising: Qom to Black Friday
47:34 Shah leaves; Khomeini returns; aftermath
#Iran #IranianRevolution #Shah #Khomeini
