The eyes of the world are currently on Iran, where tens of thousands of people are demanding an end to the mullah regime.

In just a few days, nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy exploded into a crackdown and bloodshed that blew past reported casualty figures of decades of previous demonstrations.

Iran has witnessed many protests in the past, some of them deadly and some that even led to regime change. The 1979 uprising, which became the Islamic Revolution, remains the most prominent example.

Before 1979, Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably like their Western peers. Then came the Islamic Revolution—and everything ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tehran, Iran – Protests and strikes have spread across Iran over the past week amid a rapid economic decline and grievances over ...

Never in history have the women of a nation suffered so profound a reversal of their rights and status as the women of Iran did in 1979. Islamists and Marxists joined together to overthrow a secular, ...

Women will overthrow the Islamic system established in Iran after the 1979 revolution even if the authorities survive a military conflict, Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi said in a message ...

By effectively designating Reza Pahlavi as Iran’s leader-in-waiting, Western media may be squelching a genuine opportunity for regime collapse and a democratic future.