How the far-Left teamed up with Islamists to bring about Iranian revolution... only to be crushed by extremists - and now experts warn the West is walking down the same path
- Posted on July 5, 2026
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How the far-Left teamed up with Islamists to bring about Iranian revolution... only to be crushed by extremists - and now experts warn the West is walking down the same path
In 1979, leftwing activists in Iran were instrumental in toppling the Western-backed Shah and installing the reign of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who later persecuted them in their thousands.