Ayatollah Khomeini: A rare encounter with a true revolutionary

(Richard Falk is Albert G Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University and Research Fellow, Orfalea Center of Global Studies )

A day to oppose global arrogance, national struggle against aggressive powers

In 1979, a group of Iranian university students took over the US embassy, which they maintained had turned into a center of espionage aimed at overthrowing the Islamic Republic in Iran following the country’s Islamic Revolution earlier in 1979. Imam Khomeini stressed, “I have said it times and again that takeover of the US embassy by Muslim youth and students was a natural reaction to the harm being done to our people by America.”

Leader says 1953 coup, not embassy takeover, ‘starting point’ in US-Iran row

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has dismissed as a “lie” the US assertion that the 1979 takeover of their embassy in Tehran is what set off the ongoing dispute between Iran and the United States, saying the "starting point" of the row goes back to the CIA-orchestrated coup of 1953.

Modeling the Decision-making Method of Imam Khomeini for the Officials and Managers of the Islamic ...

In this article a model of Imam khomeini's decision making method has been used for the use of officials and managers of the Islamic republic of Iran. The purpose of which is to grow and promote the Islamic Republic. Also, Imam Khomeini's rational strategies and behavioral patterns have been examined from various perspectives.

Heart of man is like a mirror, Imam Khomeini highlighted

According to Imam Khomeini, the heart of man is like a mirror, clear and bright, and because of too much attention of this world and too many sins, it becomes dark.

Imam always abided by rule of law

Extracted from a collection of memoirs about Imam Khomeini

Timline for events leading to Imam Khomeini's exile

Imam Khomeini's decades long struggle and exile for Islamic Revolution