SYND 1 2 79 AYATOLLAH KOMEINI RETURNS IN TRIUMPH TO IRAN

(1 Feb 1979) The Ayatollah Khomeini returns in triumph to Iran for the first time in fiteen years, after the downfall of the Shah. Scenes of Khomeini aboard plane en route for Iran. Welcome cavalacade into Tehran from airport, with hundreds of thousands of supporters cheering at the road side and running with the cavalacede. Find out more about AP Archive: Twitter: Facebook: ​​ Instagram: You can license this story through AP Archive: