Khomeini endorses the embassy occupation

Many supporters feared that asylum for the Shah could precede another foreign-backed attempt to reverse the revolution.

Revolutionary groups called for trial of the former monarch and restitution of wealth they said had been taken from Iran.

The decision strengthened anti-imperialist mobilization and undermined advocates of a gradual normalization of relations.

Activists seized the compound and said the action was intended to prevent another American intervention like the 1953 coup.

The occupation began a prolonged international crisis and made relations with the United States central to domestic politics.

Recovered diplomatic documents were publicized as evidence of foreign interference, although their selective use was politically contested.

The prime minister and cabinet stepped down after failing to secure an end to the embassy occupation.

Executive authority shifted more directly toward the Revolutionary Council and institutions aligned with the Islamic leadership.

Anti-imperialist mobilization strengthened the students and clerical leadership while marginalizing gradualist nationalists.

The resignation closed the coalition administration formed before the monarchy's collapse.