By Faramarz Kouhpayeh

"The Shah Is Gone"

A look at the day the last Shah of Iran fled the country as protests gained momentum

TEHRAN – "The Shah Is Gone" dominated Iranian newspaper headlines on January 16, 1979, when Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, was forced to flee the country in January 1979, less than a month before the Pahlavi dynasty was toppled in the Islamic Revolution.

By Faramarz Kouhpayeh 

How Iran lost Bahrain

A look at Shah's interview that laid the ground for Bahrain's separation from Iran

TEHRAN – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, signaled his willingness to relinquish control of the Bahrain archipelago during an interview with Indian journalists in 1969.

By Faramarz Kouhpayeh 

Student Day: the day young Iranians revolted against U.S. imperialism 

TEHRAN – Iran commemorates Student Day on December 7th, honoring the martyrdom of three students martyred during a 1953 protest at Tehran University against a visit by then-U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon.

By Faramarz Kouhpayeh

Betraying Iran and the Muslim world

A look at Shah’s close relations with ‘Israel’ before the 1979 Islamic Revolution

TEHRAN – The Iranian government under Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi initially refused to recognize Israel after its establishment in 1948. However, as time passed and the Shah tightened his grip on power, he established official ties with the occupying regime.