“The future of Iran lies not in the shadow of old thrones or turbaned tyrants. It lies in the hands of the Iranian people — ...

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He is a powerful figure in the Middle East ...

Critics argue Reza Pahlavi’s monarchical ambitions and ties to Israel undermine his claims of advocating for democracy.

On 16 January 1979, the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, fled to sanctuary in Anwar Sadat’s Egypt. Less than four weeks ...

Minutes has been covering the geopolitical situation in Iranian for almost five decades. Here are some of the reports we've ...

The path forward is neither naive appeasement nor reckless regime change. It is strategic democratic pressure combined with ...

Without providing evidence, Mr Reza Pahlavi said the ruling system in Iran was collapsing. Read more at straitstimes.com.

WATCH the moment Tehran’s infamous Evin Prison – a pit of torture and executions – is blitzed by an Israeli airstrike. A ...

Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Iran's last Shah, urged Western governments to cease supporting the Islamic Republic, claiming ...

The Iranian authorities did not immediately comment on Pahlavi's remarks. ... Savak, and there have been pro- and anti-monarchy slogans during mass demonstrations in Iran in the past.

Dissent was often violently quashed by SAVAK, the shah’s security service. In January 1979, the shah left Iran, ostensibly to seek cancer treatment. Two weeks later, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ...