Iran Revolution the Iranian Revolution Term Paper

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Thus while Khomeini wanted to establish an Islamic Revolution, the Shia and the Sunni viewed his as a man wanting to attain power through the exploitation of the religious disputes between the two. At the same time however, there were strong religious Shias that considered the Ayatollah as the divine presence on Earth and they obeyed him. Even so, the religious aspect played a major role in the conflicts that continued to arise between the Shia and the Sunnis.

Finally, in terms of the colonial issues involved, the Revolution set the issue clear related to the possibility of intervention of foreign actors. In this sense, its relations with the Americans negatively changed, while with the rest of the Europeans whey were based on necessity only.

At the moment, there are several opportunities to be taken into account. On the one hand, there is the availability of the Iranian president that should be considered. Would Ahmadinedjan rethink its offensive strategy towards the world, the situation could gradually deescalate.

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A negative outcome would be the other options who argue for the secularization of the state.

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Hooker, R. The Iranian Revolution. World Civilizations. 1999. available at http://www.wsu.edu:8000/~dee/SHIA/REV.htm

Thornton, T. Sources of the Iranian Revolution, 1979. History of the Middle East Database. 2005 available at http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/mehistorydatabase/sources_of_the_iranian_revolution.php

Mills, G. Colonialism, Iran, Oil and War. Ted Thornton. 2006. available at http://www.henrythornton.com/article.asp?article_id=3966

Salehi, M.M.. Insurgency through Culture and Religion: The Islamic Revolution of Iran. (M. M. Salehi Praeger Publishers. New York. 1988.)

Khosrow Fatemi,. The Iranian Revolution: Its Impact on Economic Relations with the United States. International Journal of Middle East Studies, Vol. 12, No. 3. (Nov., 1980), pp. 303-4

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