shah
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We then allowed the shah to assume absolute control.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Azar Nafisi, an English literature professor who got her doctorate at the University of Oklahoma, returned to her native Tehran just after the tides of history swept away the shah and swept in the ayatollah.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Arab monarchies viewed Iran with suspicion after the 1979 revolution that replaced the shah with the Islamic Republic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 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
My baba, Ali, joined the protests, and eventually the shah was exiled.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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