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mossadegh · 1 year

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In June 1964, the Shah of Iran and Farah made an unofficial trip to the USA. The CIA found the monarch “sensitive, often moody”, confronting “a rising middle class [that] has agitated restlessly for greater political power and accelerated economic and social change…” ••• “Since the overthrow of the Mossadeq regime in 1953 he has operated largely as a dictator, with a thin facade of parliamentary democratic procedures.”

The Mossadegh Project

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royal-confessions · 6 months

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“Self-proclaimed “King of Kings” Mohamed Reza was very arrogant.” - Submitted by Anonymous

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healthyhoss · 1 year

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Iran

Iran is a country located in the Middle East, bordered by Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq. It has an area of 1,648,195 square kilometers, making it the 17th largest country in the world. With a population of approximately 84 million, Iran is the 18th most populous country globally. Iran is known for its rich history and culture, with its ancient Persian empire…

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#Achaemenids #Alexander the Great #Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini #Islamic #Medes #Middle East #Mohammad Reza Pahlavi #Parthians #Reza Shah Pahlavi #Safavids #Sassanids #Shah

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romanov-pahlavi · 8 months

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Iranian royal family 1970s

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kp777 · 6 months

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CIA admits 1953 Iranian coup it backed was undemocratic

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The CIA has for the first time acknowledged that the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was undemocratic.

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postcard-from-the-past · 9 months

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Belgian State Visit to Iran in 1964, Queen Fabiola of Belgium and Empress Farah of Iran, King Baudouin of Belgium and Shah Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi of Iran

Belgian vintage postcard

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ultimaedizione · 1 year

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"Donna-Vita-Libertà" : il grido dell'Iran - Saedeh Lorestani

“Donna-Vita-Libertà” : il grido dell’Iran – Saedeh Lorestani

“Donna-Vita-Libertà”. Tre parole che hanno una storia millenaria. “Donna-Vita-Libertà”, lo slogan creato dopo l’uccisione di Mahsa Amini, una ragazza curda di 22 anni di origine iraniana da parte della Polizia della sicurezza morale e dell’hijab della Repubblica islamica, è oggi diventato il più grande messaggio femminista e di liberazione anti – rivoluzione. La rivoluzione della Repubblica…

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#hijab #Iran #Khomeini #Mahsa Amini #Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi #Mohsen Shekari #ultima edizione

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bluesyemre · 2 years

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Last Persian Shah

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi would have been 100 years in October 2019. The Shah’s story begins with good ideas and ideals and ends in bloody chaos. On the one hand, he helped carry Iran into modernity. His wealth was legendary, and his marriages made tabloid headlines for years. However, his name also stands for a time of human rights violations, vicious oppression and intolerance.

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odinsblog · 2 years

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Studying at Tehran University in 1977: While many women were already in higher education at the time of the revolution, the subsequent years saw a marked increase in the number attending university. This was in part because the authorities managed to convince conservative families living in rural areas to allow their daughters to study away from home.

"They tried to stop women from attending university, but there was such a backlash they had to allow them to return," says Baroness Haleh Afshar, a professor of women's studies at the University of York who grew up in Iran in the 1960s.

"Some educated people left Iran, and the authorities realised in order to run the country they needed to educate both men and women."

Window shopping in Tehran in 1976: Before the revolution, the hijab was already widely worn but many women also chose to don Western-style clothes, including tight-fitting jeans, miniskirts and short-sleeved tops. "The shoes haven't changed - and the passion for shoes is in all of us! Women in Iran are no different from women the world over, and going shopping is just a means for women to get away from every day stress," says Prof Afshar.

Friday picnic in Tehran in 1976: Families and friends tend to get together on Fridays, which are weekend days in Iran. "Picnics are an important part of Iranian culture and are very popular amongst the middle classes. This has not changed since the revolution. The difference is, nowadays, men and women sitting together are much more self-aware and show more restraint in their interactions," says Prof Afshar.

Hair salon in Tehran in 1977: "This is a scene you would no longer expect to see in Iran - but even after the Islamic Revolution, hairdressers continued to exist," says Prof Afshar. "Nowadays you wouldn't see a man inside the hairdressers - and women would know to cover up their hair as soon as they walked out the door. Some people may also operate secret salons in their own homes where men and women can mix."

Bodyguards surround the shah in 1971: A young woman approaches Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (far right) at a huge party marking the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian monarchy - the extravagance of the event was widely condemned by his left-wing and clerical opponents. "By this time, the shah was already very much disliked and some believe this image of excess and indulgence may have contributed to events leading up to the revolution eight years later," Prof Afshar explains.

Walking down a snowy street in Tehran in 1976: "You cannot stop women walking in the streets of Iran, but you wouldn't see this today - her earrings and make up so clearly on show," Prof Afshar says. "There is this concept of 'decency' in Iran - so nowadays women walking in the streets are likely to wear a coat down to her knees and a scarf."

Women rally against the hijab in 1979: Soon after taking power, Iran's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini decreed that all women had to wear the veil - regardless of religion or nationality. On 8 March - International Women's Day - thousands of women from all walks of life turned out to protest against the law.

Walking in Tehran in 2005: Not all women in Iran opt to wear the black chador, a cloak that covers the body from head to toe and only leaves the face exposed. Many prefer to wear loosely fitted headscarves and coats. "The real question is how far back do you push your scarf? Women have their own small acts of resistance and often try as far as possible to push their scarves back," says Prof Afshar.

Watching football from a Tehran shopping centre in 2008: Though women were never officially banned from watching men's football matches in Iran, they are often refused entry to stadiums and some of those who have tried have been detained. Before the revolution, women were allowed to attend sporting events.

SEPTEMBER 2022: Protests, after the Morality Police beat, arrested and then murdered Mahsa Amini — for the “crime” of improperly wearing her hijab (source) (source)

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probablyasocialecologist · 6 months

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The CIA now officially describes the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as undemocratic. Other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, but the CIA’s acknowledgment in a podcast about the agency’s history comes as much of its official history of the coup remains classified 70 years after the putsch.

#iran #cia #Mosaddegh #cold war

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zvaigzdelasas · 6 months

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The CIA now officially describes the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as undemocratic.

As opposed to a liberal democratic coup

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mossadegh · 1 year

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• CIA Documents on Iran | 1951-1978

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royal-confessions · 2 years

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“Shaparak Khorsandi’s heartfelt speech for Iran was beautiful, I’m glad she pointed out the Shah of Iran was also a brutal dictator who was no better than the current regime. There’s an issue where some tend to romanticise the past and remember things differently, bringing the Iranian monarchy back won’t save the country only a true people’s democracy can.” - Submitted by Anonymous

#Iranian Imperial Family #mohammad reza pahlavi

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dailyhistoryposts · 8 months

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On This Day In History

August 19th, 1953: The CIA and MI6 overthrow the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh of Iran and instated Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, a monarchist who returned the Iranian oil reserves to partial Western control.

#history #iranian history #cia #mi6 #oil

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religion-is-a-mental-illness · 1 year

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Published: Jan 31, 2023

PARIS: An Iranian court has handed jail sentences of over 10 years each to a young couple who danced in front of one of Tehran’s main landmarks in a video seen as a symbol of defiance against the regime, activists said on Tuesday.

Astiyazh Haghighi and her fiance Amir Mohammad Ahmadi, both in their early 20s, had been arrested in early November after a video went viral of them dancing romantically in front of the Azadi Tower in Tehran.

Haghighi did not wear a headscarf in defiance of the Islamic republic’s strict rules for women, while women are also not allowed to dance in public in Iran, let alone with a man.

A revolutionary court in Tehran sentenced them each to 10 years and six months in prison, as well as bans on using the Internet and leaving Iran, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) said.

The couple, who already had a following in Tehran as popular Instagram bloggers, were convicted of “encouraging corruption and public prostitution” as well as “gathering with the intention of disrupting national security,” it added.

HRANA cited sources close to their families as saying they had been deprived of lawyers during the court proceedings while attempts to secure their release on bail have been rejected.

It said Haghighi is now in the notorious Qarchak prison for women outside Tehran, whose conditions are regularly condemned by activists.

Iranian authorities have clamped down severely on all forms of dissent since the death in September of Mahsa Amini, who had been arrested for allegedly violating the headscarf rules, sparked protests that have turned into a movement against the regime.

At least 14,000 people have been arrested, according to the United Nations, ranging from prominent celebrities, journalists and lawyers to ordinary people who took to the streets.

The couple’s video had been hailed as a symbol of the freedoms demanded by the protest movement, with Ahmadi at one moment lifting his partner in the air as her long hair flowed behind.

One of the main icons of the Iranian capital, the gigantic and futuristic Azadi (Freedom) Tower is a place of huge sensitivity.

It opened under the rule of the last shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in the early 1970s when it was known as the Shahyad (In Memory of the Shah) Tower.

It was renamed after the shah was ousted in 1979 with the creation of the Islamic republic. Its architect, a member of the Bahai faith which is not recognized in today’s Iran, now lives in exile.

#Astiyazh Haghighi #Amir Mohammad Ahmadi #iran #dancing #iranian revolution #iran revolution #islamic republic of iran #islamic regime #iranian regime #iran regime #iranian protests #iran protests #islam #islamic republic #religion #mahsa amini #woman life freedom #religion is a mental illness

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postcard-from-the-past · 8 months

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Farah Pahlavi, Queen and Empress of Iran and Mohammad Reza Shah of Iran on a visit in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Dutch vintage postcard

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