Updated 12:47 am CST, Monday, February 11, 2019 FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2016 file photograph, an Iranian woman holds the national flag during a rally commemorating the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution initially inspired both Islamic militants and Islamists across the Mideast. They saw the revolution as the starting gun in a competition to push out the strongman Arab nationalism that had taken hold across the Middle East. However, analysts say Iran’s push to back militants in the wider Mideast and Saudi Arabia’s efforts to mobilize the Sunni world against the Shiite power would turn many away. less FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2016 file photograph, an Iranian woman holds the national flag during a rally commemorating the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s 1979 Islamic … more Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi, AP Photo: Ebrahim Noroozi, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2016 file photograph, an Iranian woman holds the national flag during a rally commemorating the 37th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, in Tehran, Iran. Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution initially inspired both Islamic militants and Islamists across the Mideast. They saw the revolution as the starting gun in a competition to push out the strongman Arab nationalism that had taken hold across the Middle East. However, analysts say Iran’s push to back militants in the wider Mideast and Saudi Arabia’s efforts to mobilize the… [Read full story]
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