How the far-Left teamed up with Islamists to bring about Iranian revolution... only to be crushed by extremists - and now experts warn the West is walking down the same path

• Source: NewsAPI.org • 28 words, ~1 min read

In 1979, leftwing activists in Iran were instrumental in toppling the Western-backed Shah and installing the reign of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who later persecuted them in their thousands.