Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher - A Researcher in International Relations and International Business with a Focus on Security and Political Risks & Economic and Strategic Risks Related to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), International Trade and Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As)

View Original

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?

https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/28/05/2022/1846

Published Date: 28 May 2022 at 18:46


Risks Timeline of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Comments on Contemporary Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

From other Research Activities of Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher:

Monitoring Risks by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Analysing Risks in-Depth of Political Risks, Economic Risks, and Strategic Risks

Global Risks by Dr. Rozen-Bakher: Stimulating Thinking ‘Out of the Box’ on Ongoing Global Problems that have no Clear Solutions

Dr. Rozen-Bakher’s Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade to Identify Risks versus Opportunities

Dr. Rozen-Bakher’s Twitter Lists and Twitter Hashtags to Identify Risks for FDI and International Trade



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

Iranian Revolution - YouTube

See this content in the original post