Topic: Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Iran shah son's remains to be scattered in Caspian Sea

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 406 days ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Prince Alireza Pahlavi, the younger son of the late Shah of Iran, will be cremated and his remains released into the Caspian Sea, his brother said on Wednesday.Pahlavi, 44, shot himself to death in Boston on Tuesday after what ...

Son of ex-Iranian shah says brother had depression

San Francisco Chronicle - 406 days ago
0 . The oldest son of the former shah of Iran spoke of the "tragic consequences" of depression Wednesday as he reacted to the suicide of his ...

Iran exiles mourn lost era in death of shah's son

AP News - 406 days ago
Iran exiles mark death of late monarch's son with grief and angerMessages of mourning and anger poured out from Iranian emigres Wednesday as word spread of the apparent suicide of the youngest son of the country's late monarch.The reported ...

Son of Iran shah commits suicide in US: family

AFP Global Edition - 406 days ago
The youngest son of the late shah of Iran has committed suicide in Boston, weighed down by sorrow at the loss of his father and the upheaval in his homeland, his family said Tuesday."It is with immense grief that we would ...

Son of Iran shah kills himself in U.S., brother says

Reuters US Online Report World News - 407 days ago
BOSTON (Reuters) - Alireza Pahlavi, the younger son of the late Shah of Iran, committed suicide on Tuesday in Boston, according to a note on his brother's website."It is with immense grief that we would like to inform our compatriots of ...

Son of former Iranian shah found dead in Boston

AP News - 407 days ago
Former Iranian prince, youngest son of ousted shah, found dead of apparent suicide in BostonThe youngest son of the late shah of Iran has been found dead of an apparent suicide at his home in Boston. Reza Pahlavi, the shah's oldest ...

Iran's would-be shah lives quietly in the US

Helium - 475 days ago
Reza Cyrus Pahlavi, the former Crown Prince of Iran, lives a quiet life in Potomac, Maryland, with his wife, Yasmine, and their three daughters Noor, Iman, and Farah. Likewise, on this day Prince Reza Cyrus officially became the Crown Prince of Iran ...

The body of the ayatollah wrapped in a white burial shroud fell out of the flimsy wooden coffin and in a mad scene people in the crowd reached to touch the shroud

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 591 days ago
In this article the author discusses the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, the leader of the Iranian revolution, in June 1989. Focusing on the chaotic throng that attended Khomeini's funeral, the author reflects on the power of crowds. Cruelly suppressed under the ...

AP Interview: Shah's son wants UN probe in Iran

AP News - 773 days ago
Shah's son urges nations to withdraw ambassadors from Iran over crackdownThe son of the deposed shah of Iran urged nations worldwide on Thursday to withdraw their ambassadors from Tehran to protest a relentless government crackdown on opposition demonstrators that resulted in ...

The Pahlavi dynasty 1925 79

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 859 days ago
During the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi, educational and judicial reforms were effected that laid the basis of a modern state and reduced the influence of the religious classes. Reza Shah's need to expand trade, his fear of Soviet control over ...