His prolonged stay in the United States, recovering from surgery, caused some unrest back in Iran and resentment towards the United States. The post-revolution government sought the extradition of the Shah back to Iran while he was in the United States seeking medical care (he had cancer). The last Shah of Iran was Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was overthrown in the revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini in 1979. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across