From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. On February 11, 1979, the Islamic Revolution swept the country. The government was replaced with an Islamic republic, which ...

Before 1979, Iranian women wore miniskirts, earned advanced degrees, ran businesses, and lived lives that looked remarkably like their Western peers. Then came the Islamic Revolution—and everything ...

The 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover in Tehran may have ended after 444 days, but both America and Iran still remain captive to a crisis that began 40 years ago. While those held hostage at the embassy ...

Before revolution toppled the Iranian monarchy in 1979, Iran and Israel exchanged tourists and trade instead of missiles and drones. 1 Iranian diplomat Reza Saffinia salutes Israeli soldiers as he ...

Iran is paving over a lot in Tehran's largest cemetery believed to be the final resting place for some of the thousands killed in the mass executions that followed the country's 1979 Islamic ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A desert-like patch of sand and scrawny trees in the largest cemetery in Iran’s capital has been the final resting place for decades for some of the thousands killed in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Iran paves over mass grave site at Tehran’s largest cemetery, turning burial ground of 1979 revolution victims ...