The SAVAK Paradox: Has the Bad Memory of SAVAK, the Iranian Security Service of the Shah, Stabilized for Long the Regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran?
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Published Date: 28 May 2022 at 18:46
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28 May 2022 at 18:46. The revolution in Iran happened in 1979, 43 years ago, and since then, the Iranian regime has been stable without significant internal attempts to transform the regime. Therefore, several important arise:
What led to the fall of the monarchy of the Shah?
Why did the Iran revolution against the Shah include scholarly people in Iran, despite that it was led by Iranian religious people?
How does the bad memory from the Shah regime in general, and from the Iranian security service of the Shah, SAVAK, in particular, impact the stability of the current religious regime in Iran until today?
The SAVAK was established by the Shah with the help of the CIA and Mossad. SAVAK operated from 1957 until the outbreak of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The SAVAK includes 4,000-6,000 members yet some estimated it as much higher. The SAVAK was considered as the "long been Iran's most hated and feared institution" which had "tortured and murdered thousands of the Shah's opponent.
Iranian Revolution - Wikipedia; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi - Wikipedia; SAVAK - Wikipedia
The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party - 2,500 year Celebration of the Persian Empire 1971 - YouTube
Interview with exiled son of Iran's late shah - YouTube
Iran 1979: Anatomy of a Revolution l Featured Documentary - YouTube
