The SAVAK Paradox: Has the Bad Memory of SAVAK, the Iranian Security Service of the Shah, Stabilized for Long the Regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran?
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Published Date: 28 May 2022
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
28 May 2022 at 18:46. The revolution in Iran happened in 1979, 43 years ago, and since then, the Iranian regime has been stable without significant internal attempts to transform the regime. Therefore, several important questions arise:
What led to the fall of the monarchy of the Shah?
Why did the Iranian revolution against the Shah include scholarly people in Iran, despite that it was led by Iranian religious people?
How does the bad memory of the Shah regime in general and of the Iranian security service of the Shah, SAVAK, in particular, impact the stability of the current religious regime in Iran until today?
The SAVAK was established by the Shah with the help of the CIA and Mossad. SAVAK operated from 1957 until the outbreak of the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The SAVAK includes 4,000-6,000 members, yet some estimated it as much higher. The SAVAK was considered the "long been Iran's most hated and feared institution", which had "tortured and murdered thousands of the Shah's opponent.”.
