This Shi'a-dominated country suffered poison gas attacks during a war with its Sunni neighbor, Iraq, following the overthrow of the Shah by the Ayatollah Khomeini in this country.
Following this nation's leader's decision to nationalize the oil industry, that man, Mohommad Mossadegh was overthrown in Operation Ajax. Operation Eagle Claw was one attempt to rescue people imprisoned in this country, which was once ruled by the Pahlavi Dynasty. This Shi'a-dominated country suffered poison gas attacks during a war with its Sunni neighbor, Iraq, following the overthrow of the Shah by the Ayatollah Khomeini in this country. For 10 points, name this Middle Eastern country, the namesake of a crisis in which US Embassy workers in the capital of Tehran were taken hostage.
Following this nation's leader's decision to nationalize the oil industry, that man, Mohommad Mossadegh was overthrown in Operation Ajax.
Islamic Republic of {Iran}