Persian Realm

COUSINS, COUSINES: Ari ‘Logue’ awkward query for Reza Shah Dovom

In response to Ari Siletz Article : Reza Pahlavi, A Separation>>>

DON’T CALL ME ‘REZA’: ‘Lionel’ Siletz Meets ‘Bertie’ Pahlavi

In response to Ari Siletz Article : Reza Pahlavi, A Separation>>>

OIL KING: Shah of Iran meets Henry Kissinger for Zurich Talks (1975)

Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, meets US Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger in Zurich amid tight security for a summit meeting that lasted 3h40>>>

PREMIERSHIP: Antonis Samaras sworn in as new Greek prime minister offers 'hope'

Antonis Samaras has vowed to "give hope" to the Greek people, moments after being sworn in as prime minister>>>

VOA OFOGH: Crown Prince Reza Debates with Hassan Shariatmadari on Secularism

Siamak Dehganpour hosts VOA talk show with a debate between Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi and Hassan Shariatmadari>>>

TITO's GHOST: Shah of Iran's State Visits to Yougoslavia (1966 – 1973)

During his eight day visit to Yugoslavia.
Shah of Iran arrives in Belgrade where he is met by the President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito (1966)>>>

GOD SAVE ANGLOPHILE: Tribute to another Monarchist Silenced in the name of “Liberal Democracy”

I did notice anglophile may have been unfairly obnoxious with Redwine >>>

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef, next in line to throne, dies "outside the kingdom"

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has died in Geneva, Saudi state television said on Saturday. Unlike Former Persian or current European monarchies, the line of succession in SA does not move from father to eldest son. 

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Princess Noor Pahlavi’s US hospital birth room declared Iranian territory (1992)

Princess Yasmin, daughter in law of the late Shah of Iran, looks at her daughter Princess Noor, who was born in Washington D.C. April 3, 1992. The hospital room was symbolically declared as part of Iran. >>>

A MATTER OF LOYALTY: Richard Nixon Arrives in Cairo for Shah of Iran’s Funeral

Former President of the United States, Richard Nixon, arrives in Cairo for the former Shah of Iran's funeral 27th of July 1980>>>

MYSTIC RED: Shahbanou Farah & Controversial French philosopher Roger Garaudy (1977)

Convicted for Holocaust denial in 1998, controversial French philosopher Roger Garaudy has died at the age of 98>>>

IMMORTAL: Lebanese novelist Amin Maalouf joins elite French Academy

French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf formally elevated to the status of an “immortal” by the prestigious Académie Française. >>>

L’AFFAIRE GORDJI: French TV Drama on Mysterious Iranian Embassy Translator

French TV drama tells the story of Wahid Gordji variously portrayed by others as the No. 2 man at the embassy, with links to lebanese groups close to Iran's Islamic revolutionary government>>>

PREMIERSHIP: Amir Abbas Hoveyda inspects Paris Subway (1976)

Prime Minister of Iran Amir-Abbas Hoveida arrives in Paris on an official visit>>>

LET THE CHILDREN IN: Princess Ashraf visits Kurdish refugee camp Iran-Iraq border (1974)

The Shah of Iran's twin sister Princess Ashraf arrives on the Iran-Iraq border to see, first hand, the plight of refugees coming across the border to Iran.  >>>