Abbas Iran celebrates victory of its army upon separatists of Azerbaidjan, the northern province, which was occupied by Russian troops during World War II. The Shah in uniform at a military parade, behin (...)
d him General later executed by the Revolution. Tehran, Iran. Dec 12th, 1977. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas After a demonstration at the Amjadiyeh Stadium in support of the Constitution and of Shapour Bakhtiar, who was appointed Prime Minister by the Shah before he left the country, a woman, believed to (...)
be a supporter of the Shah is mobbed by a revolutionary crowd. Tehran, Iran. January 25, 1979. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas The bodies of four generals, executed after a secret trial held at Ayatollah Khomeini’s headquarters, at the Refa girls' school. Their bodies lie at the morgue. Top left General Khosrowdad, top rig (...)
ht General Rahimi, bottom left General Naji, bottom right General Nassiri (ex chief of the Savak secret police). Tehran, Iran. February 15, 1979. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas After a demonstration at the Amjadiyeh Stadium in support of the Constitution and of Shapour Bakhtiar, who was appointed Prime Minister by the Shah before the left the country, a woman, believed to (...)
be a supporter of the Shah is lynched by a revolutionary mob. The Army intervenes when the woman faints. The man standing in the middle is believed to be a SAVAK, an officer of the secret service, as he is the only aggressor to have stayed on. Armed forces intervention made the rioters run away. The soldier on the right does not seem to appreciate the photographer. Tehran, Iran. January 25, 1979. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Wreckage of a US RH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter, which crashed in the Iranian desert near Tabas, in a failed attempt to liberate American hostages held captive in Tehran by islamist militants. The (...)
operation was called Eagle Claw, the location Desert One. Tapas, Iran. April 26th, 1980. © Abbas | Magnum Photos