The Tapes That Sparked the Iranian Revolution Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini sits inside the chartered airplane in Paris which was to fly him back to Iran after 14 years exile, a few minutes before the plane took off, Feb. 1, 1979. ( Thierry Campion / AP Photo ) Produced by WNYC Studios