Politically active from his student days, Taleghani was a veteran in the struggle against the Pahlavi regime. He was imprisoned on several occasions over the decades, "as a young preacher, as a mid-ranking cleric, and as a senior religious leader just before the revolution," and served a total of a dozen years in prison.
Politically engaged from his student years, Taleghani was a veteran in the fight against the Pahlavi regime. He was imprisoned on multiple occasions throughout his life, "as a young preacher, as a mid-ranking cleric, and as a senior religious leader just before the revolution," and served a total of twelve years in prison.