Bloody Uprising of 15th Khordad in Pictures
The public uprising in June 5, 1963 ignited the flames of the Islamic Revolution of Iran. The demonstrations, known as 15th of Khordad Uprising, were the public protest against the arrest of Imam Khomeini after his strong remarks on Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Israel and the United States. The protestors were harshly suppressed but the event marked the vitality and power of the opposition against Pahlavi dynasty and the support Iranian nation had for their religious and political figure, Ayatollah Khomeini, who 15 years later led the Islamic Revolution to establish the Islamic Republic of Iran. Here are some of the images of that important event.