Khomeini's Long Shadow: 30 Years After the Iran Hostage Crisis

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Khomeini immediately established his authority, rejecting the puppet leader left behind by the Shah and replacing him on Feb. 11 with his own surrogate, a politician named Mehdi Bazargan. Within a month, he declared his intention to rebuild Iran "in the image of Mohammed" and purge every vestige of Western culture.

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