Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: The fall of Ayatollah Khamenei: How Iran’s Supreme Leader met his end
On 16 January 1979, the Shah fled Iran, leaving behind a collapsing monarchy and a revolutionary tide that would reshape the Middle East. From that upheaval emerged a new political order, an Islamic Republic built on the doctrine of clerical rule. Nearly half a century later, the system created in revolution has been shaken by…