Khuzestan and the Islamic Revolution

People of Abadan had an important role in the nationalization of oil industry. On The movement of oil pipeline, workers went on strike and then brought down the British flag over the largest refinery in the world on that day. People were happy, congratulated each other, give sweet to the neighbors and the activities of their Nation, friends, and Ayatollah Kashani had been succeeded.
Islamic Republic of Iran was attacked in different ways and intensity due to challenge East and West by two poles of world power at the time. Coups, terrors of people and authorities, separatist movements and the war were of the challenges against the new Islamic regime. The movements in all parts of the country, especially in border areas of Khuzestan in which Iranian with different ethnic groups live could be mentioned more.
With the victory of the Islamic Revolution, different groups including Arab nationalist, the Arab League of Khuzestan, Khuzestan writing front, Fadaeiyan, makers of the Socialist Labor Party became active in the area of our homeland. These groups obtain financial aid from Persian Gulf countries, especially for military. The Iraq government raised their demands for autonomy and separatism in different forms from peaceful to violent activities. However, opposition groups in Khuzestan did not achieve to their position and status because of the necessary supporting people (intended, 1380, 399). In general, in the history of foreign interventions, it can be seen that during the last decades, most Arab states, especially Egypt, Syria, Libya, Kuwait and Iraq support Khuzestan's independence or accession to Iraq even before the sovereignty of Iraq and the countries of the southern Persian Gulf, the British Empire was also apparently a supporter of this project.
Liberation Front or Front Tahrir or Liberation Front Saudi (Khuzestan) was Founded in Ahwaz by Iraq and supported clearly by government or parliament of Syria, Kuwait, Egypt, Libya and Iraq. the separation plan of Khuzestan from Iran was done by special network of radio - television to encourage Arab compatriots of Khuzestani to segregation of Khuzestan and they also printed and distributed hundreds of books, newspapers and magazines, hold seminars and meetings in this regard, trained military and established guerrilla warfare in the border wall and did espionage and sabotage of oil installations and urban operations and eventually imposed war on Iran. These are part of the international support to strengthen energy of Arabs of Khuzestan's dispersion and weaken the province of Khuzestan (Jafari Waldeni, 1371, 17).
Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq in March 1360 stated that "We are ready to give any needed assistance including weapons if the people of Khuzestan and other nations, particularly the Kurds and the Baluch of Iran and all true patriots want, we will help them"(Kadivar, 1372, 218-219).
In addition to these interventions, the US efforts to overthrow the regime in Iran including Khuzestan and ethnic groups can be added to it, however, Khuzestan Arab compatriots were not only positive to them, but they always were in combination with other Iranian compatriots and were against them. After the victory of Iran revolution, the Iraqi regime and raised its interventions to disturb the separation of Khuzestan. The autonomy of Khuzestan was their demand.
One of the organizations of Pahlavi regime that was directly supported from Iraq was Khuzestan Liberation Front. After the Revolution, the activities of these organizations were intensified. They left Iran. However, due to lack of cooperation and integration between Khuzestan Arab compatriots and the fellow citizens across the border, as well as strong sense of belonging to Iran, the groups and individuals who were in the minority and the people of Khuzestan, including the Arab and non-Arab countrymen get against the subversive efforts of groups and their interventions, aggressions and invasion to Iranian territory (Maqsudi, 1380, 161-162).
One of the people who was applied in the counter-revolutionary and subversive of the Arab people was Ayat allah Sheikh Shabbir Khaghani, but he revealed the nature of these currents and got away from the center of the turmoil in July 1358 and published a message which was Addressing Iran nation from the counter-revolutionary elements herein and thus denied the legitimacy of the people in Khuzestan on the actions. Part of the message states that: "... as we have said repeatedly in this regard, Iran is a religious country, not a racist country and that no one is allowed under any slogan or clothes to separate inch of Iran whether it is in the province of Khuzestan or in any other part of Iran. We confront these people severely "(Yekta, 1377, 927).
In cases of Khuzestan, America's role should not be ignored. United States due to the loss of its regional supporters and the threat to US interests, wanted to analysis the separation of oil-rich Khuzestan region but the overthrow of the Islamic Republic could not be hidden. N. Kianouri, the first secretary of the Tude Party of Iran states in this regard: "we should consider this notion that we are facing with some ratters and subversives in this province is completely wrong. Iranian revolution has hit the imperialism and Zionism badly ... "(Quoted from: purpose, 1380, 362).
However, the United States directly and indirectly played a role in Khuzestan unrest and help separatist agitators and groups. This type of intervention and the White House's relationship with the counter-revolutionary groups can be seen in the documents of US spy nest. The holy Imam Khomeini said at the same time (October 1358) in an interview with the German network Deutsche that: "the documents that have been achieved recently from Some of the soy nest of US show that US has played special roles in cases of Khorramshahr and Khuzestan and Kurdistan wars"(Quoted from: purpose, 1380, 363).