There was a fire in a movie theater which resulted in a lot of deaths. Rioting that broke out in connection with it spread far and wide across the country to the point where the police and military were unable or unwilling to control it.
The Shah asked Jimmy Carter for help but Carter told him he
had to go, so the Shah ended up in exile in Panama and he died (1980) after being forced out of Panama and given refuge in Egypt by Mubarak’s predecessor Anwar Sadat.
Thank you again...so interesting understanding some of the history.