Jafari, whose connection to the 1953 coup made him a target for the new Iranian government, fled to the United States where he remained until his death in 2006.

[4] Following the successful coup against Mosadegh the Shah implemented several mechanism to secure his regime, the most notable being the SAVAK which was a secret police that spied on Iranian citizens.

[6] It was these human rights abuses coupled with the Shah's efforts to modernize Iran that began his downfall.

[8] However these measures proved ineffective by the end of 1978 and the Shah was no longer able to maintain his grasp on power and the Iranian Revolution was underway.

Khomeini's provisional government attempted prosecute him however it was unable to locate Jafari as he fled Iran and relocated to the United States where he was given political asylum.