Gender Inequality
In 1979, when Iran fell during the revolution, an immediate consequence was the return to a legal system tied up within Islamic law. Women were subsequently downgraded from where they had been, now classified as legally inferior to their male counterparts. Citing Zionism, the government stood by this and it has led to an even more unequal society in the time since.
The Iran-Iraq War and Capitalism
The U.S is known for its ability to navigate through murky waters, which was particularly the case during the Iran-Iraq war. During this time, sanctions were imposed on Iran and other countries were deterred from selling weapons to the. As later evidence would suggest, the U.S was, in fact, the ones selling weapons to them for their own gains.