Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Protests across Iran escalated dramatically this week, largely fuelled by a call issued by Reza Pahlavi, which was rebroadcast by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi has been in exile for nearly 50 years, after the country's 1979 revolution toppled his father's ...

After founding the Pahlavi dynasty, Emperor Reza Khan sought to reduce the influence of the Shia clergy and other religious authorities and to create a modern, centralized nation-state.

The self-declared shah of Iran Reza Pahlavi has claimed he is a "steward of a national transition to democracy" amid the escalating protests in Iran against the country's supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

Editor's note: The United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran early Saturday, Feb. 28. For current coverage click here. For background context, the story below was published on Jan. 10, 2026.

LONDON, United Kingdom — The son of the ousted shah of Iran spoke out Tuesday against any deal with Iran that leaves the Islamic Republic in place, as Washington prepared to formally sign an agreement ...

Iran's opposition remains divided, but Reza Pahlavi, the son of the last shah of Iran, is its most recognisable figure — JOEL SAGET Reza Pahlavi, who as a boy was groomed to be the next shah of ...

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the next leader of Iran should be someone from within the current regime, rather than Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the late shah. Trump made the remarks ...

Protests across Iran escalated dramatically this week, largely fuelled by a call issued by Reza Pahlavi, which was rebroadcast by Farsi-language satellite news channels and websites abroad, urging ...

Thomas Padilla / AP As the Islamic Republic of Iran nears two weeks of nationwide demonstrations, the government in Tehran has acknowledged the protests while continuing with a crackdown. The death ...