shah
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These guys ousted the shah in 1979 expressing their outrage about his tyranny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Pious Muslims came in the 1920s, leaving Iran as the shah secularized the nation, including banning the headscarf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The MEK opposed the rule of the shah and initially supported the 1979 Islamic revolution but rapidly fell out with the new clerical leadership in the 1980s.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Reza Pahlavi, the eldest son of the last shah of Iran and pretender to the throne, was a scheduled speaker, and the event was packed with Iranian monarchists.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026
But at this point, even the United States was over the shah because...wait for it...he increased the price of oil.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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