What No One Ever Told You About the History of Iran with Bill Federer - Part 2

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Dr. Frank Turek

Education, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

What's next for Iran and is this current war a sign of the end times? For nearly five decades, millions of Iranians have lived under the harsh realities of militant Sharia law, while many in the West still misunderstand or even enable the system behind it. In this follow-up episode, historian Bill Federer returns to unpack how the 1979 Iranian revolution transformed Persia and why the consequences still ripple across the Middle East and beyond. Tune in as Frank and Bill tackle questions like:

What laws were immediately imposed when the Ayatollah seized power in 1979?
What president gave the Ayatollah the green light to take over?
What lies did this Ayatollah tell America in order to take power?
Who did he execute immediately when he took power?
What's the difference between Iran and Iraq?
What is a fatwa, and how can it function as a tool of political and religious execution?
Why do many Middle Eastern leaders privately oppose Iran while publicly aligning with it?
How did U.S. foreign policy decisions help shape the rise of militant Islamist movements?
Why is the centuries-old Shia–Sunni divide still the key to understanding Middle Eastern conflict?
What is “Twelver” Islam theology and why does it make Iran uniquely dangerous on the global stage?
Is a democratic Iran even possible, and what would it take for regime change to occur?
How and when did Israel become its own nation?
What role does Israel play in the future balance of power in the Middle East?
What does Bill think is coming next for Iran and who is he praying will take over?
What does the Bible say about the land we now know as Iran?
Is this war a sign of the end times?

Pray for our leaders, and pray that the people of Iran are safe, but their evil government is dealt with justly. If you missed Part 1, be sure to go back and hear how Persia’s ancient past set the stage for today’s crisis. And for more information on this topic, be sure to check out Bill’s book, 'What Every American Needs to Know About the Quran'!

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, in 1979, the constitutional monarchy, known as Iran, shifted almost overnight
0:12.2	to a Shia fundamentalist Sharia law governed country by the Ayatollah Khomeini. Let me mention some of the laws that he put in place
0:26.0	when he took over. There were no freedoms that we would expect here in the West. There's no freedom
0:35.1	for liberals, leftists or feminists. In fact, the first
0:38.5	woman to serve in Iran's cabinet was executed by firing squad when the Ayatollah Khomeini took over.
0:46.2	Sharia law permits no women to leave their homes without their husband's permission. No women can
0:52.1	leave their house unless accompanied by a male relative.
0:55.4	A woman must obey her husband in all matters or else she has no right to clothing, housing, or food.
1:01.0	A man can have multiple wives in Iran as young as 13. A man may physically discipline his wife for
1:08.0	disobedience. In fact, the Quran, Surah four, talks about that.
1:12.0	There is no right for a woman to divorce her husband, but men possess the exclusive right to
1:17.3	divorce and can divorce a wife without her knowledge, consent, or formal proceeding.
1:22.0	Only two male witnesses need to hear the husband's announcements, and children then automatically
1:26.9	become the custody of
1:29.2	their father. No dogs are allowed as indoor pets in Iran. Tattoos are frowned upon. No alcohol,
1:36.4	Western movies, or dances, no music, including on radio or television. No men and women swimming or
1:41.4	sunbathing. Men are punished for wearing shorts.
1:44.4	All homosexuals in Iran are exterminated.
1:47.2	The execution of drug addicts and prostitutes occur there.
1:51.4	There's no freedom of speech.
1:53.4	And a fatwa is declared on those who say things that insult Islam.
1:59.3	That's an assassination.
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