Category Archives: The Pahlavi Dynasty

Debate on Ataturk and Reza Khan

This is a debate on BBC Persia about Atatürk and Reza Khan/Shah between Turaj Atabaki, Oliver Bast and Walter Posch, some of you may find it interesting if you are following modern Turkish or Iranian history:

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Pahlavi Legacies

In this article, Times Magaznine reporter Azadeh Moaveni, discusses the legacy that the Pahlavi Dynasty has left on her. In the aftermath of Alireza Pahlavi’s suicide, Moaveni talks about why she feels to connected to the Pahlavis, despite never having grown up under the Shah’s Iran. Moaveni claims that the Pahlavi family represents the First […] Continue reading →

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The Iranian-American Relationship from 1923 until Today

This New York Times article traces the evolution of the relationship between Iran and the United States from 1923 until today. This article emphasizes the nuclear program in Iran and the United States’ involvement with this program. Here is a summary of the article, beginning in 1923.  In 1923, a man named Arthur Millspaugh went […] Continue reading →

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