AhlulBayt News Agency: Pakistan’s Chief Organizer of Majlis Wahdat‑e‑Muslimeen and international affairs analyst, Syed Nasir Shirazi, explains how the Iranian Islamic Revolution challenged the global Cold War order, becoming a symbol of resistance against imperialism and achieving major successes despite war, sanctions, and regional instability.
He emphasizes that the Islamic Revolution was not merely a local uprising but a historic challenge to the global power structure of its era, leaving long‑lasting effects.
A senior Pakistani analyst argues that Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution fundamentally rejected the forced binary of the Cold War.
Shirazi told Iran Press that the world at the time was locked in a U.S.–Soviet rivalry in which neutrality appeared impossible.
The revolution’s slogan “Neither East nor West” introduced a third path rooted in Islamic governance, directly confronting both American and Soviet imperialism.
Despite pressure to align with Moscow to counter the Shah’s Western ties, Imam Khomeini insisted on an independent political direction.
Shirazi highlights the revolution’s symbolic power as an act of defiance, portraying it as an inspiring model of resistance despite decades of war, sanctions, and regional turmoil.
Nearly 47 years later, supporters view the revolution’s legacy as proof that global hegemony can be challenged and ideological sovereignty asserted.
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