shah
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We then allowed the shah to assume absolute control.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 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
His gym includes multiple portraits of Reza Pahlavi, the US-based son of Iran's last shah.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 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
Meanwhile, post-coup, the shah and his family were living it up on diamond-studded thrones until everything went off the rails again in 1978.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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