The Shah made a the brief speech commenting on ... that have been standard with British and most U.S. companies. Under Iran’s $1.1 billion development program, made possible by oil revenues ...

Iran played a central role in Jimmy Carter's presidency, but in Tehran, where state television branded him the "architect of ...

The Iran hostage crisis dealt a severe and humiliating blow to America's reputation around the world, and led to the ...

“What’s even more painful was that when Radio Iran, under the Shah’s regime, announced Bahrain’s independence, the newsreader delivered the report with such pride and joy. I’m not sure what part of ...

An Iran-backed, Iraqi militia killed three US ... collapse and suddenly morph into a pro-American ally as it was under the Shah. It’s not that this is impossible. Repressive regimes are often ...

From the moment that Iran’s Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlevi, 40 ... meager allowance her family was allowed to send out of Iran under the stringent controls on foreign exchange.

The Islamic Revolution of 1979 brought seismic changes to Iran, not least for women. One area that has come under scrutiny is the way women dress and wear their hair - the old Shah, in the 1930s ...

Under Iran's last shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Iran and the United States enjoyed close relations. During a 1977 visit by Carter to Iran, he called it "an island of stability in one of the more ...