Pahlavi Dynasty
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Ardabil IRGC security forces detain anti-security element
TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – The Islamic Revolutionary Gurads Corps (IRGC) intelligence forces in the northern province of Ardabil said they have detained an element on charges of trying to undermine the country's security.
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Iran 1963 uprising symbolizes nation sacrifice for revolution
TEHRAN, Jun. 04 (MNA) – The demonstrations of June 5, 1963, called in Iran the bloody uprising of Khordad 15th, is said to be laying the basis for the Islamic Revolution as it symbolizes Iranians sacrifice for the sake of the victory of revolution.
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Islamic Rev. marks end of Western domination over Iran
TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – The 1979 Islamic Revolution of Iran occurred under the leadership of Imam Khomeini against internal tyranny and foreign domination and brought Iranians independence, freedom, and movement to create a new Islamic civilization.
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By: Fooroogh Taherkhani
Niavaran Palace Complex
TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – The Niavaran Palace Complex is a historical palace complex situated in northern Tehran that was the last residence of Mohammad Reza Shah, the deposed king of the Pahlavi regime.
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Leader receives people of Qom
TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday morning received scores of people from Qom province on the occasion of the uprising of the people of Qom province against the Pahlavi regime on January 9, 1978.
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From nationalizing Iran oil to CIA-backed evil coup of 1953
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – In Aug. 1953, colonial powers, whose interests had been threatened by the nationalization of the oil industry, plotted a coup against Iranian PM Mosaddegh so as appoint their own puppet to control the oil-rich Iran.
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Tehran to prosecute SAVAK’s chief torturer for his crimes
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Iran's top human rights official said the country will prosecute the former deputy chief of SAVAK, the so-called “secret police” during the Pahlavi regime, for his complicity in human rights abuses against the Iranian people
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Guignol's Band rides a streetcar named desire
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – A bus offering a free ride will not make it to the destination. That’s a rule of thumb that many Iranian opposition figures fancying themselves as the champions of change in Iran don’t know.