What were the effects of the iranian revolution?
From whose perspective would you like to view the effects? From the American: The embassy staff were taken hostage. America was paralyzed with indecision at the leadership levels. America lost a number of CIA operatives as well as a number of people known to help the U.S. there. America lost a number of military and CIA bases. America lost credibility on the world stage as being a super power. From the Iranian: Liberals, those who’d been known to help the U.S. and those who’d served the Shaw were either imprisoned or simply put to death. The hard line theocrats took charge of the country and closed the curtain to the West. The people were “liberated” from Western influence and meddling. The government began a series of programs aimed at aiding its citizens. They began taking profits from the oil industry and infusing the various social programs with that money. By re-channeling and distributing those funds, their oil industry has suffered greatly and so, with the exception of aid from
