Pahlavi

2024-10-04 22:04

The day on which Imam Khomeini moved to France from Iraq

On 4 November 1964, the founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini better known as Imam Khomeini was secretly taken to Ankara and then to Bursa, Turkey. Almost a year later on 5 September 1965, he moved to the holy Iraqi city of Najaf and stayed there until Saddam Hussein pressured him to leave the country on 6 October 1978. He was exiled again by the pressure of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to Neauphle-le-Château, Paris.

2024-09-29 17:34

Special exhibit underway at Niavaran palace complex

TEHRAN – On Sunday, a special exhibition titled “A Journey Through the Niavaran Museums’ Treasures” was inaugurated at Ahmad Shah’s Pavilion, the smallest palace within the Niavaran Palace Complex in northern Tehran.

2024-08-23 17:26

Qajar-era bathhouse added to national heritage list

THERAN - A Qajar-era bathhouse in southern Iran has been officially registered on Iran’s national list of cultural heritage sites.

2024-07-28 17:14

Historical elements unearthed in Qazvin’s Safavid court

TEHRAN – Arrays of historical elements, estimated to date from the Safavid, Qajar, and Pahlavi eras, have recently been unearthed at the Dolatkhaneh of Qazvin, which was once a royal complex in the ancient Iranian city.

2024-07-22 17:14

Ancient inscriptions, written in Pahlavi scripts, deciphered

TEHRAN – A number of ancient inscriptions, written in Pahlavi scripts, have recently been deciphered at a newly established museum located near the city of Aran-va-Bidgol in the heart of Iran.

2024-07-12 16:36

Fathabad Garden: Kerman’s overlooked Qajar masterpiece

TEHRAN - Nestled in the arid expanse of Kerman province, Fathabad Garden, also known as Bag-e Biglarbeigi, stands as a stunning testament to the grandeur of Persian garden design.

2024-03-22 14:45

By Xavier Villar

Pahlavi and Israel: the old roots of a failed policy

MADRID- As support for Israel plummets worldwide due to its brutal genocide in Gaza, there is a small group of Iranians who continue to back Israel: the followers of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's deposed Shah.

2024-03-11 17:32

Historical carriages, chariots on show at Tehran car museum

TEHRAN – A special section dedicated to historical carriages and chariots was officially inaugurated at Iran's National Car Museum, which is located in western Tehran.

Bahrain was lost due to Shah incompetence and British conspiracy

2023-08-13 23:13

By Faramarz Kuhpayeh

Bahrain was lost due to Shah incompetence and British conspiracy

TEHRAN – August 15, 1971, is a painful day in Iranian history. On this day, Iran forever lost sovereignty over a historical part of its territory due to political ineptitude on the part of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the British conspiracy.