1980 (WOD)

April

 * The Ahl-i-Batin/Taftâni alliance pays off, as Technocratic forces are routed in an incursion attempt. As the Technocratic paradigm no longer holds sway, Paradox knocks their helicopters out of the sky.

June

 * The Paradise Garden in Isfahan assigns an assassin to the former Shah of Iran, to avenge the long-murdered Qutbs.

July

 * The Shah of Iran is dead.