Revolution in Iran, Episode 1: The Fall of the Shah

This year marks 40 years since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, when 2,500 years of monarchy gave way to a Shiite Muslim-led theocracy. In part 1 of this AP series, reporters recall the shah’s ouster. AP Was There. For more on this story: http://apne.ws/iNo7h3K To license this story visit AP Archive: http://apne.ws/jXlsMTj The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress http://www.apnews.com/ https://plus.google.com/+AP/   / apnews     / ap     / apnews