On April 1, 1979, Iran was officially declared an Islamic Republic. This happened after the revolution that led to the overthrow of the pro-Western Shah Mohammed Reze Pahlavi.
The head of the Eastern Cultural Center and senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lana Ravandi-Fadai, spoke about the causes and consequences of the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Modern Iran is one of the most influential powers in the Middle East region, actively participating in solving global problems.