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Amid rioting, the shah fled Iran once again on Jan. 16, 1979, never to return.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

They would be elderly people rioting, but they would still riot.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“The big question is whether this would be enough to appease the Iranian citizenry, given the level of dissatisfaction, rioting and violence we are seeing on the ground at the moment,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

This portrayal of protesters as routinely instigating violence or rioting was also misleading.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2025

The cluttered walls of the restaurant took no notice of the rioting outside.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides