Tehran, January 16, The Iran Project On January 16, 1979, when the Etellaat newspaper reportedthat Shah already left the country with a large bold headline of the Shah left, people poured into the streets, celebrating not Shah's"departure" but his "escape" from the country. In fact, they realized well that the anti-Shah resistance has forced the ...

Iranian people poured into the streets, celebrating Shah�s �escape� from the country on January, 1979.   By IRNA