Ayatollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Khomeini was considered to be a huge threat to all that the United States had worked so hard towards in obtaining a strong Middle Eastern ally. He felt that America and Great Britain was the backbone for all that had gone wrong in Iran and that they’re hands should be taken out of any Middle Eastern issues. Every American president since the takeover of Khomeini has vowed to not allow Iran to raise in power and that if the country and its leaders do obtain more power then it will be an incredible threat to the entire world’s ability to maintain peaceful relations. President Obama is quoted in the YouTube clip as saying, “I will do everything in my power to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.” Khomeini, although exiled from Iran for fourteen years was able to combat the Shah and his government, which enabled the revolution to begin. Khomeini was so well accepted by the people because of the injustices that the Shah allowed to happen to the country, specifically in the financial realm. In addition to this, he was able to unite the Iranian people; people from every sector of life. Iran in many aspects of life did need this revolution to take place, but whether or not Khomeini was the right person to do this is still a matter of question.