Black Friday closes the path to reconciliation

Chants linked immediate political demands with recognition of Khomeini's leadership from exile.

The Eid procession transformed a religious gathering into a national demonstration against royal rule.

Women joined families, students and neighborhood groups, showing that the movement reached far beyond clerical institutions.

The announcement came too late for many demonstrators already moving toward Jaleh Square.

Soldiers used lethal force against crowds in an event remembered as Black Friday.

Mourning, testimony and political organizing carried the memory of Jaleh Square throughout the country.

Under pressure amid the Iranian crisis, Iraq restricted his political activity in Najaf.

He rejected conditions that would have limited messages supporting the revolutionary movement inside Iran.

Visitors, recordings and statements had connected Khomeini's exile residence to activists across Iran.

The confrontation set in motion Khomeini's departure and eventual move to France.