Question

The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is most associated with

A) beginning the Al Qaeda terror network.
B) leading the Iranian Revolution in 1979.
C) helping to broker peace between Israel and Egypt.
D) allying with Saddam Hussein in the First Gulf War.

Answer 1

The answer for your question is B.

Answer 2

Answer: B) leading the Iranian Revolution in 1979.

Ayatollah Khomeini was an Iranian politician and religious leader. He is known for being the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The revolution ended 2,500 years of Persian monarchy and overthrew the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Khomeini became Iran's Supreme Leader until his death in 1989.