The exiled royal urging Iranians on to the streets
As protests against the Islamic regime intensify, the son of the overthrown Shah seeks to rally support from abroad
As protests against the Islamic regime intensify, the son of the overthrown Shah seeks to rally support from abroad

For now, citizens’ disillusionment with the Islamic republic is superseded by anger towards Israel

Scars of a crackdown, which have brought anti-regime demonstrations to an end for now, are visible across Iran’s capital

Iranians have not become monarchists — they are seeking anyone who can replace a despotic regime at war with its own people

How isolation, intransigence and desperate economic hardship provoked an upsurge of protest that brought the regime to the brink

Tehran faces growing pressure over its brutal crackdown on recent unrest as talks with US are set to continue

Then, as now, Iranians took to the streets and risked their lives for free speech and economic prosperity