The constitutional referendum completes the founding cycle

The limited release did not resolve the confrontation over the Shah, frozen assets and past U.S. intervention.

Daily mobilization around the embassy reinforced a political language of anti-imperialism and vigilance.

The two-day referendum asked citizens to approve the constitution drafted by the Assembly of Experts.

Supporters treated the result as popular confirmation of the Islamic Republic's permanent institutions.

Nationalists, left organizations, Kurdish groups and some clerical supporters objected to the powers of velayat-e faqih or the political process.