Quite the opposite, the followers of the 1979 Islamic Revolution leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini are generally ... diplomatic history between Iran and Lebanon has been shaped by shared ...

Khomeini was a marja or marja al-taqlid ("source of emulation", also known as a Grand Ayatollah) in Twelver Shi'a Islam, but is most famous for his political role. In his writings and preachings ...

On February 1, 1979, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and led a national uprising that toppled the Pahlavi regime on February 11 that year.