1979年伊朗革命和阿拉伯之春起义一样，发生在十分有利的国际油价形势（1973—1974年翻了两番）带来前所未有的经济增长时期之后。
Iran’s 1979 Revolution, like the Arab Spring uprisings, followed unparalleled economic growth, driven by highly favorable international oil prices (which had quadrupled in 1973-1974).