Question

A rebellion in a province of this country waged by the Jangal Movement resulted in the creation of the Soviet Republic of Gilan. (15[1])A deadly terrorist attack in this country (15[1])led to the deaths of hundreds of viewers of the film The Deer at the Cinema Rex theater. A crackdown (15[1])against communism in this country led to the banning of the (*) Tudeh Party, which was targeted by this country’s secret police force, the SAVAK. Kermit Roosevelt led a 1953 coup against one leader of this country in Operation Ajax. (10[1])That leader of this country, Mohammad Mosaddegh, was replaced by a military general appointed by Mohammad Reza Shah. For 10 points, name this country whose Pahlavi dynasty was replaced by Ayatollah Khomeini. ■END■

ANSWER: Iran
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