shah
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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
On Tuesday, Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah, urged people in Iran to obtain essential supplies as soon as possible and wait for what he called his "final call".
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
The Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned to Tehran from exile in France in 1979, after the shah departed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 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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