
This presentation will focus on Iran’s modern history, especially the last 100 years, beginning with the rule of Reza Shah, from 1921-1941, the Anglo- Soviet invasion of 1941, the short rule of the democratically elected Premier Mohammed Mosaddegh, ousted by the CIA and the British MI5, the rule of the pro- American Shah Pahlavi from 1953-1979, the Islamic Revolution of 1979, the seizure of the American embassy in Tehran, the Iran-Iraq War from 1980-1988, the Khomeimi Era, and the current war between Iran , the U.S, Israel and allied power.