From 1941 to 1979, the Shah pushed Iran toward secular governance and closer ties with Britain and the United States, both of ...

She said she remembers her family dancing and experiencing a much different life before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

British-Iranian actress Nazanin Boniadi called out progressive activists who have not spoken out on the Iranian regime's ...

Long before Iran became an Islamic republic, it was a Western-oriented, secular country that encouraged education and economic development.

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

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What led to the overthrow of the Shah and are there parallels between then and now?

Author and journalist Davar Ardalan has seen Iran up close before and after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. On this week’s “More ...

As U.S. and Israeli strikes hit Iran, musicians and civilians document protests, celebration, and resistance during a pivotal moment in history.

Khamenei assumed power following the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in 1989, inheriting a revolutionary state still consolidating itself.

The assassination of the second leader of the Islamic Republic, who had no designated successor, throws its future into doubt ...

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 ...