Posts Tagged: Shah
Iranian Court Orders U.S. to Pay $330 Million for ‘Planning Coup’ in 1980
i24 News - A Tehran court has ruled that the U.S. government must pay a sum of $330 million in damages for its alleged involvement...
Abolhassan Banisadr, Iran’s First President After 1979 revolution, Dies in Exile Aged 88
i24 News – Abolhassan Banisadr, who became Iran's first president after the 1979 Islamic revolution before fleeing into exile in France, died on Saturday aged...
Tehran on My Mind
Monday marked International Women's Day, and the start of Women's History Month. And Iran is always on my mind when this day comes around. Iran and...
Report: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sits Atop Sprawling Business Empire Worth $95 Billion
Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, controls a business empire worth around $95 billion, according to an extensive investigation carried out by Reuters. The vast sum...
Iranians on Anniversary of Islamic Revolution: Death to America, Death to Israel
Al Arabiya - Hundreds of thousands of people marched on Sunday in Tehran and other cities chanting "Death to America" as Iran marked the...
Iran and All, It’s Got to be Ron Paul
In 1836 the great 19th century Libertarian Richard Cobden, most famous for his campaign against the protectionist 'Corn Laws,' penned a pamphlet entitled Russia, in...
With a Sense of Resolve
It is hard not to see the parallels between Egypt and Iran and draw the conclusion that history is repeating itself. These parallels are not...
Is the US repeating with the Egyptian president the errors it made in handling the Shah?
In late 1978, US president Jimmy Carter faced a situation in Iran that looked strikingly similar to what President Barack Obama is dealing with today...
