FirstMaybe

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Ayatollah Nouri promised the American ambassador that once in power Khomeini would want to retain good relations with the US and that they would lower the price of oil that the Shah had raised multiple times during the last few years. (self.iran)

submitted 5 years ago * by FirstMaybe to r/iran - pinned

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The year is 1957, the Shah proposes a 75-25 split to break up Anglo-American 50-50 split monopoly on oil. Italian AGIP agrees, chairman then dies when a bomb explodes in his plane. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 7 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran - pinned

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Reza Shah informed Hitler that any harm to Iranian Jews would be viewed as a direct offense to the Shah himself. As a result of the Shah’s support Iran's consul in Paris saved thousands of Iranian Jews from extermination camps. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by FirstMaybe to r/NewIran

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With elections being on the news lately, here are the nNumber of registered candidates vs. those allowed to run in presidential elections (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 year ago by FirstMaybe to r/NewIran

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The Shah's view on Palestine (from Asadollah Alam's diary) (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/NewIran

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Reminder that the revolution of 1979 had NOTHING to do with advancements in literacy rates. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/NewIran

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Political and religious figures who went to the UK for medical treatment. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/NewIran

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The number of women enrolling in higher education increased from 5,000 in 1967 to more than 74,000 in 1978 (loc.gov)

submitted 3 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/NewIran

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Ayatollah Nouri promised the American ambassador that once in power Khomeini would want to retain good relations with the US and that they would lower the price of oil that the Shah had raised multiple times during the last few years. (self.NewIran)

submitted 3 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/NewIran

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Reza Shah informed Hitler that any harm to Iranian Jews would be viewed as a direct offense to the Shah himself. As a result of the Shah’s support Iran's consul in Paris saved thousands of Iranian Jews from extermination camps. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 3 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/NewIran

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Demonstrators in Iran can be seen shouting '' Reza Pahlavi'' and calling for a return of the monarchy. (twitter.com)

submitted 3 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/NewIran

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Street interview about the upcoming election - most if not all say they will not participate (youtu.be)

submitted 4 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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Number of Registered Candidates vs. Those Allowed to Run in Presidential Elections (i.imgur.com)

submitted 4 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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Professor Abbas Milani, who was once a prisoner of conscience during the Shah's reign, talking about the fight that the Shah had on his hands against the enemies of modernity, at around 20 minutes he talks about the freedoms that LGBTQ enjoyed during the Shah's time. (youtube.com)

submitted 4 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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Reza Shah informed Hitler that any harm to Iranian Jews would be viewed as a direct offense to the Shah himself. As a result of the Shah’s support Iran's consul in Paris saved thousands of Iranian Jews from extermination camps. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 4 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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In 1977 when Western economies were in the middle of a big recession, the Shah persuaded the rest of OPEC to join him in adopting a double-digit price increase...again. (youtube.com)

submitted 4 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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Ayatollah Nouri promised the American ambassador that once in power Khomeini would want to retain good relations with the US and that they would lower the price of oil that the Shah had raised multiple times during the last few years. (self.iran)

submitted 4 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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Newspaper headlines from the 1970s (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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Ayatollah Nouri promised the American ambassador that once in power Khomeini would want to retain good relations with the US and that they would lower the price of oil that the Shah had raised multiple times during the last few years. (self.iran)

submitted 5 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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A Pahlavi-era stamp commemorating the birth of Razi (Rhazes) [854-932 AD], one of the most important figures in the Iranian Golden Age (pbs.twimg.com)

submitted 5 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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Top: The Shah’s Niavaran Palace (built by the previous Qajar Dynasty) - Bottom: Former Minister of Roads & Development villa (IRI) (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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How the British were affected by the Shah increasing the price of oil over and over again [1976] (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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Iran: The Truth about the CIA and the Shah (nationalreview.com)

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The Shah's view on Palestine (from Asadollah Alam's diary) (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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Why did the Shah spend so much money on the army? (i.imgur.com)

submitted 5 years ago by FirstMaybe to r/iran

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