The Ayatollah Khomeini, the current regime’s founder, issued a fatwa for Rushdie’s murder in 1989. A bounty, raised in recent years, stood at approximately $3 million at the time of the ...

A mural on a building in Tehran depicts Iran's late leader Ruhollah Khomeini. The youth of the day, particularly students, intellectuals, and left-wing activist, were swept up in the fervor of ...