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Ruhollah Khomeini The social fragmentation the breakdown of the working class the realization by so many
below the top level that they would never be part
of Iran's prosperity the corruption and the sheer number of people
whose son, or daughter, or father or mother, or cousin
had been thrown in prison
below the top level that they would never be part
of Iran's prosperity the corruption and the sheer number of people
whose son, or daughter, or father or mother, or cousin
had been thrown in prison
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Ruhollah Khomeini
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The social fragmentation
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the breakdown of the working class
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the realization by so many
below the top level
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that they would never be part
of Iran's prosperity
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the corruption
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and the sheer number of people
whose son, or daughter, or father
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or mother, or cousin
had been thrown in prison.
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Movie Summary
November 4, 1979, Iranian student activists stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking over 60 Americans hostage. A 48-hour sit-in to protest imperialism, turned into an international crisis and 24/7 media event that would last 44...