For nearly 40 years up until 1979, the country had been ruled by the pro-Western Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. During his ...

Iran’s Supreme Leader remains the most powerful office in the Islamic Republic, but its origins trace back to the dramatic 1979 Iranian Revolution. From Ayatollah Khomeini’s rise to the constitutional ...

"The conditions in Iran today are not comparable to those that precipitated the downfall of the Shah and the triumph of the ...

From 1941 to 1979, Iran was ruled by King Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah. Then the Islamic Revolution swept the country.

A cleric crosses an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi) A cleric crosses an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP ...

Ayatollah Khomeini’s bait-and-switch game in the early years of the Islamic regime turned many of the people against it. They ...

Dina Nayeri’s family fled Iran when she was a child. Now, amid an ongoing protest movement during which the regime has killed thousands, she hears echoes of regime talking points seeping into the West ...

Iran marks the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution as leaders face pressure from the U.S. and anger at home.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as the country’s theocracy remains under pressure, both from U.S. President Donald Trump ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Wednesday as the country's theocracy remains under pressure, both from U.S. President Donald ...