Essay - Iran Revolution the Iranian Revolution Represented an Important Moment for...

Iran Revolution

The Iranian ***** represented an important moment for the history of Iran on the one hand and for the evolution of the Cold War on ***** other hand.

There are two perspectives over the impact of the ********** R*****. There is the one which presents ***** facts at the time of the revolution, in terms of the situ*****ion in 1979 from the point ***** view of the oil, the religious aspect, and the European intervention; at the same *****, there is the perspective ***** ***** eventual results on the above mentioned issues.

In the first case, the situ*****ion prior and during the revolution included several aspects. On the one hand in terms of the ***** industry, Iran was one of the most important trading partners ***** the Western world. More precisely, the security of supply ***** ***** ***** US in particular the most important element of ***** relationship with the Shah and ***** ma***** reason for ***** the West supported his reign. Therefore, by ***** time the first signs ***** the revolution became visible, the international scene started to reconsider its position in ***** of alternative oil supplies because of the state owned oil industry; nonetheless, the resources from Iran were crucial for the development of the world.

In terms of the ***** between ***** state and religion the situation before the Revolution was mixed. On ***** one *****, there were those that supported a return to the traditional relations ***** ***** state and the religion based on Shari'ah ***** ulama administration and, on the other hand, ***** were the prop*****nts of the Western style of government of laic *****. This caused a certain sense of social c*****vulsions and disorientation.

As for the issue ***** the European colonial matter, prior to ***** *****ian *****, the idea of the Iranian revolutionaries ***** that of considering colonialism as an evil that must be dealt with. Therefore, the Iranians looked at the Americans, the Europeans ***** enemies of their well being.

From the o*****r perspective, that offered ***** the outcome of ***** Revolutions, the analysis ***** follow the ***** lines. In this sense, the ***** industry had to suffer majorly. Thus, after the Revolution most foreign workers in the oil processing were sent to ********** countries; one of the ***** interesting effects ***** Revolution ***** was on the security of the oil supply. More precisely, oil during the Khomeini regime was used more as a negoti*****ting tool rather than an ec*****omic means of development.

***** the second matter related to religion and the state, the arrival of the ***** regime placed more tensions on the already existing *****s between the Shia and the Sunni. ***** while Khomeini wanted to establish an Islamic Revolution, the Shia and the Sunni viewed his as a man wanting ***** attain power through ***** exploitation of the ***** disputes ***** the two. At the same ***** however, *****re were strong religious Shi***** that considered the Ayatollah as the divine presence on Earth and they obeyed him.