The Iranian Revolution Share Tweet This 1979 article by Ted Grant explains how the hated regime of the Shah was overthrown by a workers' revolution, and how, unfortunately, the revolution was hijacked by the fundamentalist mullahs. This 1979 article by Ted Grant explains how the hated regime of the Shah was overthrown by a workers' revolution, and how, unfortunately, the revolution was hijacked by the fundamentalist mullahs. Read the article here.