This regional case study examines the implementation and impact of the land reform program—the centrepiece of the Shah’s White Revolution (Enqelāb-e Sefid)—in Iran’s vast and historically significant province of Khorasan. It expands upon the national overview of the White Revolution, detailing how this top-down modernization policy played out in a crucial agrarian region, revealing the tensions between central planning and local realities that ultimately limited the program’s success.