Anderson portrays the shah as a complex, Shakespearean figure – arrogant but weak, ambitious for his country yet blind to the ...

Anderson sheds new light on the combined failure of both Iranian and American elites to preempt the Iranian Revolution.

An Anti-American crowd demonstrates outside of the U.S. Embassy, November 21, 1979. The followers of the Ayatollah Khomeini ...

If the son of the ousted shah wants Iranians to take him seriously, he must prove that he takes Iran seriously.

The Iranian Revolution' by Scott Anderson "It's an event that ranks among the most seminal in history," said Tunku ...

Seventy-two years ago on Aug. 19, 1953, the United States and Britain plotted a coup against the democratically elected ...

The history of Iran, once known as Persia, stretches back thousands of years, shaped by powerful empires, strategic military ...

It didn’t seem like a huge deal. Yet somehow the unrest continued, increased, and in thirteen months brought the Shah’s ...

Iran plans to hold a call with France, Germany, and the UK as they threaten to reimpose UN sanctions over its nuclear program ...

Former WH communications director Scaramucci sparks speculation with quote about Iranian Revolution targeting leadership ...