The Islamic Republic has positioned itself as a revolutionary beacon with the slogan of "neither relying on the East nor the West", calling on the Middle East and the world to overthrow capitalism, the influence of the United States and social injustice. Iranian revolutionary leaders support revolutionary groups in the third world that have nothing to do with Muslims, and seek their support, such as the Sandinista National Liberation Front in Nicaragua, the anti-apartheid movements in Ireland and South Africa, and some people even support the non-Muslim revolution (Afghan Mujahideen Organization) more than the Islamic revolution.

Iranian revolutionaries explicitly called for the overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of the Islamic Republic (Iran) in the Persian Gulf, which sounded the alarm for Sunni-dominated Arab neighbors such as Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. These countries are all monarchies, and there are a large number of Shiites in China. In the next eight years, the Iran-Iraq war caused millions of casualties in Iran and Iraq.

The Islamic revolution in Iran has turned Iran and the United States from allies into enemies. Iranian revolutionaries hope to extradite the king to the country to execute the death penalty. American President Carter no longer supports the king and helps him return to the throne of power. The king with cancer asked to enter the United States for treatment. The staff of the American Embassy in Tehran opposed this request and insisted on stabilizing the relationship between the United States and the transitional revolutionary government. Although Carter agreed with the staff of the American embassy, he had to agree to the king's request under the pressure of politicians who supported the king, such as Kissinger and Rockefeller, which made Iranian revolutionaries more convinced that the former monarchy was a puppet of the United States and led radical students from Khomeini camp to attack the American embassy.

After the reform of the Islamic government, the literacy rate was further improved according to the principles of Islam. By 2002, the illiteracy rate had dropped by more than half. Maternal and infant mortality rates have also dropped significantly. At first, population growth was encouraged, but it was no longer encouraged after 1988. In short, Iran's human development index climbed from 0.569 in 1980 to 0.732 in 2002, which is at the same level as Turkey.