Persian Realm

As part of a Bicentennial series, Time magazine presented a series of Messages to America from world leaders. This Message from the Shah of Iran appeared in the June 28, 1976 issue. His ending words have a haunting ring today: “The name of America has always conjured up in our minds the respect for, and championship of, human values and right and justice, and it is these very principles that you must safeguard and preserve with the greatest care and concern for the benefit of yourselves and that of all mankind.”