He became Reza Shah and adopted the family name Pahlavi. Reza Shah undertook a radical modernization program patterned on that of Ataturk in Turky. But he made slower progress because Iran was poorer ...

Prior to the late 1970s, Iran was ruled by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ... I am a first-generation Iranian American, and my family’s story is deeply intertwined with Iran’s political history.

Carter’s advisors viewed Khomeini as a stabilizing figure and an ally to American interests — a catastrophic misjudgment.” ...