Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was a revolutionary leader with a revolutionary idea. In just 10 years as Supreme Leader, Iran became a global pariah; virtually friendless in the international community.
Yet when he died, millions of Iranians hysterically grieved his death. In today’s episode of ‘If You’re Listening’ Matt Bevan examines how Ayatollah Khomeini changed the course of Middle Eastern history, and how his ideas are still affecting us today.
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