ks, which still partly remain there today. The country's economic problems were starting to be resolved. The return of status quo, is the final step in the convalescence stage. Iran has returned to the status quo. They have many ties, including ties with North Korea, Libya, Syria, and Europe. Trade and friendliness has increased with Russia, as well. Russiacurrently want to build nuclear reactors in Iran. Commerce opened with Japan, Pakistan, Turkey, and even some allies of Iraq. Rafsanjani wants to end Iran's pariah status in the world community and gain desperately needed aid. He thinks they are in a period of reconstruction (Desmond 32). The Iranian Revolution is over, and the country is back on its feet. Rafasanjani was an incredible help to the economy and thegovernment, and remains in power today. Iran has a great number of allies, which improves its ties with the west. Iran's oil industry is booming, and the country's economy remains stable. Americans are again allowed to be seen on the streets of Tehran, and the foreign debt has reduced. The U.S. still has their problems with Iran (the money in the banks), but these problems are still in the process of being resolved. Iran is progressing steadily, and has recovered from the revolution. The Iranian Revolution follows Crane Brinton's theory on a revolution because the revolution included symptoms, rising fever, crisis,and convalescence, just as the theory states.---Works CitedAkhavi, Shahrough. "Institutionalizing New Order in Iran." Current History. Feb. 1987: 53-56, 83.Bill, James A. "The Shah, The Ayatollah, and the U.S." The Economist. June 1987: 24-26.Cottam, Richard W. "Revolutionary Iran." Current History. Jan. 1980: 12-16, 35.Ibram, Youssef. "Standoff in the Gulf: Testing the Waters in Tehran." The New York Times."Iran." The New Encyclopedia Britanica. Vol. 21 1992: 860-861, 896-897.Orwin, George. Iran Iraq: Nations at War. New York: Shirmer Books, 1990.Ramazani, R....
