Khomeini's 1979 Fatwa: A Turning Point in the Conflict Between Iran and Its Kurdish Minority

Historians and political analysts continue to debate the motivations and consequences of Khomeini's fatwa. Some argue that it was a desperate measure taken by a nascent government facing multiple internal and external threats. Others contend that it was a calculated move to assert the central authority of the new clerical regime and to demonstrate its intolerance for any form of dissent or regional autonomy.