politics
Iran names slain supreme leader’s son as successor, in a defiant message to Trump
When millions of Iranians poured into the streets in 1979 to end the rule of the former shah, their revolution seemed to have put an end to the practice of passing power from father to son. Not so.
TL;DR
- Millions of Iranians protested in 1979 to end the shah's rule.
- The revolution aimed to stop the practice of passing power from father to son.
- This practice appears to be returning, contradicting the revolution's initial goals.