Iranian demonstrators burn a representation of the U.S. flag during a rally commemorating anniversary of 1979 Islamic ...

The son, the last Shah of Iran, was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Security at the complex checked Nasiri’s phone and the video before he was arrested and transferred to police ...

The son, the last shah of Iran, was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Security at the complex checked Nasiri’s phone and the video before he was arrested and transferred to police ...

However, the pace of events accelerated dramatically in the final year of the Shah's presence in Iran. The following is a breakdown of the significant events that transpired during Mohammad Reza ...

Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at ...

Iran’s president accused his US counterpart Donald Trump on Monday of seeking to bring the Islamic republic “to its knees” as the country marked the 1979 revolution that toppled the shah.

In World War II, the Soviet Union and Britain invaded Iran, which still evokes painful memories in Tehran. Tensions ran high in the Cold War, when Tehran was a U.S. ally under the Shah of Iran.

Twenty-two-year-old Mohammed Shah Pahlavi, the Allies’ straw man in Iran, proved last week that he is not too young to understand affairs. In his first statement for the U.S. press, he made ...

In early January, most of the major military forces of Iran participated in a large military ... 1920 (which was eventually overthrown by the Shah’s forces in September 1921).

Rosen spent six months inside the “worst” prison in Iran, with guns held to his head, often tied up, and forbidden from speaking for months on end. “I lived in darkness too. I spent a great ...

The son, the last Shah of Iran, was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Security at the complex checked Nasiri’s phone and the video before he was arrested and transferred to police custody.