Khan then ruled until 1941, when the British and the Soviet Union invaded Iran and deposed him, replacing Khan with his son, Mohammad Pahlavi. At first, the new shah ruled alongside a democratic ...

Hours before a ceasefire took effect between Israel and Iran on June 24, the son of Iran’s last shah, Reza Pahlavi, held a televised news conference in the French capital, Paris.

The shah recognized the dual use for nuclear power, and in June 1974 even told an American journalist that “Iran would have nuclear weapons without a doubt sooner than you think,” a remark he ...

Iran's late Shah's son advocates for democratic transition, revealing military defections and offering to partner with President Trump against "the world's most dangerous regime." ...

LONDON − The exiled son of Iran's last shah − Persian for "king" − before he fled the 1979 Islamic Revolution called for Iran's theocratic regime and its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "step ...

Carter and his administration let the Shah of Iran fall, to be replaced by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the rest was history. It’s a history that has America at war with Iran today in ...

President John F. Kennedy with the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi at the White House in 1962. Underwood Archives / Getty Images. But while Pahlavi has become a talisman for many in the ...

Exiled Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi urges regime change in Tehran, launches platform for defectors and offers to lead Iran to democracy as future of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's government remains unclear.

Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s last shah, has been among the most visible opposition figures over the last two weeks. In a flurry of media appearances and social media posts, Mr. Pahlavi, 64 ...

But Carter relented, and the Shah was admitted to the U.S., a move that angered Iran’s new leadership. Weeks later, more than 50 hostages were taken from the embassy in Iran, and held for 444 days.

Its strikes took out top military leaders and some of Iran’s most prominent nuclear scientists, including a few as they slept at home with their families. The human toll was significant, with ...