The Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his family left Iran and escaped harm , but hundreds of former members of the overthrown monarchy and military met their end in firing squads , with exiled critics complaining of " secrecy , vagueness of the charges , the absence of defense lawyers or juries " , or the opportunity of the accused " to defend themselves . " In later years these were followed in larger numbers by the erstwhile revolutionary allies of Khomeini 's movement — Marxists and socialists , mostly university students — who opposed the theocratic regime . Following the 1981 Hafte Tir bombing , Khomeini declared the Mojahedin and anyone violently opposed to the government , " enemies of God " and pursued a mass campaign against members of the Mojahedin , Fadaiyan , and Tudeh parties as well as their families , close friends , and even anyone who was accused of counterrevolutionary behavior
Hafte Tir bombing
Hafte Tir bombing
Ruhollah Khomeini