US-Iran hostility stems from a 1953 CIA-backed coup which removed Prime Minister Mossadegh. Britain's oil dispute with Iran ...

What led to the overthrow of the Shah and the parallels with present-day unrest ...

After founding the Pahlavi dynasty, Emperor Reza Khan sought to reduce the influence of the Shia clergy and other religious authorities and to create a modern, centralized nation-state.

Protests across Iran escalated dramatically this week, largely fuelled by a call issued by Reza Pahlavi, which was rebroadcast by Farsi-language satellite news channels and websites abroad, urging ...

Reza Pahlavi is getting increasing attention because of the conflict with Iran, and he's been speaking out about it. With the U.S. bombing three of Iran's nuclear sites on June 21, that attention is ...