The Iranian Revolution at Forty

How Iranand the world around ithave changed in the four decades since a revolutionary theocracy took power Iran's 1979 revolution is one of the most important events of the late twentieth century. The overthrow of the Western-leaning Shah and the emergence of a unique religious government reshaped Iran, dramatically shifted the balance of power in the Middle East and generated serious challenges to the global geopolitical orderchallenges that continue to this day. The seizure of the U.S. Embassy