Violence in Tehran
- Title
- Violence in Tehran
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 27 Dec 1978
- Year of production
- 1978
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- Duration
- 00:04:04
- Description
- Interview with correspondent in Tehran, Nick Cumming-Bruce, who describes troops opening fire on demonstrators in the city. Report comes during a revolution in Iran, the aim of which is to overthrow Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. He describes vehicles being set on fire and students causing unrest. The United States has also announced that it is no longer getting oil from the country. (Scottish?) male studio reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Nick Cumming-Bruce
- Keywords
- USA; Iran; Deaths; Revolutions; Armed forces; Exports; Tehran; Violence; Demonstrations; Oil; Mohammad Reza Pahlavi; Shah of Iran; Political conflicts; Democracy; Iranian revolution (1979)
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