The Dig: Iran, 1979-1997. Islamic Republic, War, and Thermidor
Jacobin Radio
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Is That a Pretext to Consolidate the Regime?
The 1988 mass prison sort of mass executions whereby as many as 5000 political prisoners are similarly executed in inquisitorial trials. The people's mujahid which at this point is allied allied with sadam sai and actually has is based in iraq launches a basically an attack on the Iranian regime. Khomeini was sort of testing to see who had the stomach for this kind, I think that's one hypothesis and it might just simply be that given the deep animosity and enmity there was very much a thirst and a for revenge.
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