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Iran’s Revolutions
Posted Feb 11, 2019
Forty years ago, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini spearheaded a revolution that deposed a monarchy in Iran. A repressive theocracy had replaced an authoritarian monarchy. We explain some of the key events of that revolution.
Posted Oct 5, 2020
Iran regularly holds parliamentary elections. But what influence does the parliament have on Iranian politics? Iran’s political system intertwines republican and theocratic institutions. Ideologies face each other; domestic and foreign policy crises are the order of the day. How politics works in the Islamic Republic is explained in three minutes.
Posted Dec 22, 2022
The death of Mahsa Amini at the hands of Iran’s “morality police” on September 16, 2022 sparked major protests in Iran. The morality police arrested Amini for improperly wearing her hijab, and after they allegedly beat her, she fell into a coma and died. Protests began by asking for accountability. They’re now demanding regime change.
Posted Jan 14, 2026
To understand Iran today, it’s essential to understand the political system that replaced the monarchy in 1979. It’s a state built not on individuals, but on a hierarchy of institutions, designed to prevent collapse.
Posted Feb 23, 2026
On Jan. 8, Iranians took to the streets to call for an end to the repressive Islamic Republic. Two days later, demonstrations had been largely stamped out, the country was in a communications blackout, and thousands of protesters had been killed.
Posted Mar 1, 2026
The US and Iran have a history of support, interference and hostility. Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane has a look back at how the two nations have supported and fought each other over the decades.
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