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An Iranian woman passes by Georges Rouault painting "Trio-Cirque" (1928) displayed at the Modern Art Movement exhibition at Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art, September 1, 2005. (BEHROUZ MEHRI / AFP)
March 28, 2026, 8:30 am
One of the most inaccessible art collections in the world awaits liberation in Tehran
The Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art was founded before the Islamic Revolution. Gems from its $3 billion collection have only rarely been seen since; now its fate is shrouded in the fog of war
By Rossella Tercatin
Iran's former crown prince and now key opposition figure Reza Pahlavi attends a discussion during the 62nd Munich Security Conference (MSC) on February 13, 2026 in Munich, southern Germany. (Alexandra BEIER / AFP)
March 2, 2026, 11:12 am
Iran’s exiled crown prince touts himself as future leader. Is this what Iranians want?
While the battered leadership of the Islamic Republic has announced interim transition plans after Khamenei’s killing, Pahlavi says he’s ready to lead a new, democratic Iran. But some fear he’s seeking a return to an absolute monarchy
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A playground by Tel Aviv's Kikar HaMedina which sits on a plot of land once purchased by Iran (Google Street View)
January 24, 2026, 1:10 pm
Iran’s tiny Tel Aviv outpost: City playground has surprising owners
With social media quiz, municipality draws attention to the fact that a small park near the city center is built on a plot purchased by pre-revolutionary Iran for an embassy
By ToI Staff
Anti-Iranian regime protesters hold up a portrait the last shah of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, as they take part in a demonstration outside the Iranian Embassy in central London on January 10, 2026. (CARLOS JASSO / AFP)
January 15, 2026, 3:47 pm
Iran protests show bitter schism among exiled opposition factions
The two main factions abroad are led by Reza Pahlavi, son of the former shah, and the Mujahedin-e Khalq, a leftist-Islamist group. It’s unclear that either has broad support
By John Irish, Vitalii Yalahuzian and ANGUS MCDOWALL
US President Donald Trump (left) speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, January 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Evan Vucci); Reza Pahlavi, an Iranian opposition figure and son of the deposed shah, holds a press conference in Paris on June 23, 2025. (Joel Saget/ AFP)
January 15, 2026, 9:58 am
Trump says Iran’s Reza Pahlavi ‘seems very nice’ but unsure if he can garner support
‘I don’t know whether or not his country would accept his leadership,’ US president says of the exiled crown prince, who has emerged as a key figure in anti-regime protests
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, speaks during a news conference, June 23, 2025 in Paris. (AP/Thomas Padilla, File)
January 10, 2026, 2:00 pm
Iran’s exiled crown prince Pahlavi takes on leading role urging protests in former homeland
Son of deposed shah issues widely disseminated calls for Iranians to demonstrate as he seeks renewed relevance, but unclear how much support he truly has inside the country
By Jon Gambrell
Iranian dissident and cleric Ali Tehrani, brother-in-law of supreme leader Ali Khamenei, died in Tehran aged 96, October 20, 2022 (Screenshot/Youtube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 20, 2022, 10:55 pm
Iran supreme leader’s brother-in-law, a critic of the Islamic Republic, dies at 96
Ali Tehrani publicly opposed current regime and Shah’s monarchy before that, said ‘we should have put the Iranian republic to the vote’ after 1979 revolution
By AFP
Reza Pahlavi, the son of the late Shah of Iran, speaks during an interview in Washington, DC, September 27, 2022. (Olivier Douliery/AFP)
September 28, 2022, 6:26 am
Late Iranian shah’s son hails protesters: ‘A revolution for and by women’
Reza Pahlavi, whose father headed Iran until Islamic Revolution of 1979, says regime could collapse in weeks as mass protests continue
By Shaun Tandon
In this file photo taken on March 2, 1961, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (2nd L) and Prince Philip (R) pose with Iran's Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (2nd R) and his wife Farah Pahlavi during their state visit to Tehran. (Central Press/AFP)
September 10, 2022, 11:02 am
Amid hostility over UK’s support for shah, Iran greets queen’s death with silence
Recent book says Queen Elizabeth II ‘considered the shah a crushing bore and hated his company as he only talked of administrative matters,’ but was angry he wasn’t offered asylum
By Sammy Ketz and Ahmad Parhizi
A supporter of Iranian presidential candidate Hasan Rouhani holds up a poster of Green Movement leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, while celebrating Rouhani's victory, in Tehran, Saturday, June 15, 2013. (AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)
December 1, 2019, 4:03 am
Iran opposition leader compares Khamenei to ousted shah
Mir Hossein Mousavi, under house arrest for years, says regime crackdown on protesters exactly like oppression under Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, which led to overthrow of monarchy
By AP
In this photo from October 9, 1978, Iranian protesters demonstrate against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo, File)
February 1, 2019, 2:32 pm
Key dates since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution
From takeover of American embassy to Trump’s nuclear deal withdrawal, hostile ties with US have been a defining feature of the Islamic Republic
By AFP
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah before the 1979 Islamic Revolution and a critic of the country's clerical leaders, pauses for a photo after an interview with The Associated Press in Washington, January 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
January 10, 2018, 12:40 am
Exiled Iranian royal sees chance to end the Islamic Republic
Reza Pahlavi, son of former Shah, believes country’s people are writing a new future for themselves, and perhaps for the former monarchy
By Bradley Klapper
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini greets followers in Iran in an undated photograph. (Wikimedia/public domain)
June 11, 2016, 7:24 pm
Iran furious over report Khomeini engaged with US ahead of revolution
Documents obtained by BBC show cleric sold empty promises to Carter administration, which aided him in preventing Iran army from staging coup
By ToI Staff
Jackson Pollock's 'Mural on Indian Red Ground.' (Wikipedia/Fair use)
May 13, 2016, 1:45 am
Shah of Iran’s art collection to go on show in Berlin
Event marks first time since 1979 the prestigious collection, including Picasso, Warhol, Pollock, is exhibited outside Tehran
By AFP
Iranian Princess Ashraf (YouTube screen capture)
January 8, 2016, 10:24 am
Iranian princess, shah’s twin sister, dies at age 96
Dubbed as the Black Panther, Ashraf Pahlavi was outspoken after overthrow of her brother, but gradually faded from public view
By AP
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