[custom_adv]
Widespread dissatisfaction among the lower classes, the Shīʿite clergy, the bazaar merchants, and students led in 1978 to the growth of support for the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a Shīʿite religious leader living in exile in Paris.
Check Also
Special Police Forces in Tehran: FARAJA, NOPO Units, and Public Security Convoys
Introduction Iran’s internal security system includes several specialized law enforcement units operating under the Law …