It is unclear where the body is now. A military leader who launched a coup in 1921, Reza Shah was the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty which ruled Iran for over fifty years from 1925. Although he ...

The shah was certainly a despot ... experience how difficult it can be to force a dictator out if he has a strong military ...

The Shah of Iran even admired Israel because of its military success against its neighbours. Then came Project Flower, which ...

"The Pahlavi regime sharply increased its huge military spending. Iran's air force was, by far, the strongest in the region, ...

Among its many prominent military duties, the corps operates Iran’s formidable ballistic ... The IRGC was founded in the immediate aftermath of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s fall in 1979 ...

In 1978 the shah of Iran, who had cancer, was reportedly reluctant to rely excessively on his military to crush a national insurrection, for fear it would render his 18-year-old son — to whom he ...

The U.S. military operates on bases throughout the Middle ... wounded several students and further escalated the tensions ...

In a recent edition of the Association's Iran Report, the Shah was blamed for squandering Iran's money on military expenses when the country "has a chance to industrialize." One member of the ...

In 1924 a military commander named Reza Khan seized control ... In modernizing the country the shah ran roughshod over all opposition. Iran became an absolute monarchy. Most opponents were powerless ...

He had later been stationed for several years as an American military liaison to the shah of Iran, specializing in weapons procurement. During his tour he arranged for $17 billion worth of arms ...

In examining Iran’s complex path in international relations, a persistent theme emerges—one of diplomacy met with setbacks, ...

Iran has cited a 19th-century British map as part of its dispute with the United Arab Emirates over a number of Gulf islands.