He was America's "shah"-and that has also been his undoing. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
The official national anthem of the shah was the "Imperial Salute of Iran.". From Wordnik.com. [Iran Election Live-Blogging (Friday June 19)] Reference
Comparing a rival to the shah is a serious, though common, insult in Iranian politics. From Wordnik.com. [Zee News : India National] Reference
Faráshah is the fem. or singular form of. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
The shah was a bad guy. From Wordnik.com. [Iran Says an American’s Reports Were ‘Illegal’ - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Years ago, we backed the shah of Iran, a dictator. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2008] Reference
HOLMES: Good morning to the shah (ph) this morning. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2009] Reference
And Kissinger was furious and the shah was furious. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Rapport with Musharraf Evokes Shah Era] Reference
However, what impact will shah have on their planning?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2003] Reference
I mean, Khomeini came to power accusing the shah of being an American puppet. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2009] Reference
My father spent four years in prison under the shah without asking for mercy. From Wordnik.com. [118 Days, 12 Hours, 54 Minutes] Reference
But in 1979, a coalition of Iranians overthrew the U. S.-backed shah of Iran. From Wordnik.com. [Muslims Mark End Of Ramadan Amid Tensions In The U.S.] Reference
In 1979, she demonstrated to overthrow the shah and bring in Ayatollah Khomeini. From Wordnik.com. [Iran Protesters' Twitter Revolution On Display In Paris] Reference
Mr. GALIFIANAKIS: I think - I remember my sister was dressed as the shah of Iran. From Wordnik.com. [Galifianakis Gets (Sort Of) Serious In 'A Funny Story'] Reference
In 1959, King Hussein of Jordan invited her to play for the visiting shah of Iran. From Wordnik.com. [Shirley Evans obituary] Reference
KOPPEL: But as the oldest son of the shah of Iran, Reza was no average 14-year-old. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 30, 2003] Reference
The CIA obviously totally missed the boat with the overthrow of the shah years ago. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 26, 2005] Reference
He was exiled by the shah and ended up in 1965 in Najaf, where he lived for 13 years. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 16, 2004] Reference
"But if an American cook runs over the shah, no one would have any claims against him.". From Wordnik.com. [How To Lose Iraq] Reference
They also say the shah was overthrown because he was a dictator with a harsh human rights record. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 30, 2003] Reference
For most of the 1950s, '60s, and' 70s, American presidents turned to their ally, the shah of Iran. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Presidents' Saudi Ritual Nearly Obsolete] Reference
Iran's military still relies on American-made equipment purchased during the reign of the late shah. From Wordnik.com. [Illegal Arms: Iran--Still Shopping] Reference
Among ordinary Iranians, mistrust of America dates back to the 1953 coup that placed the shah in power. From Wordnik.com. [The Next Flashpoint] Reference
Twenty years ago the Iranian revolution swept away the shah, who was equal parts modernizer and egomaniac. From Wordnik.com. [The Beginning Of The End?] Reference
It's nearly 30 years since the fall of the shah and the rise of an Islamic state in Iran hostile to the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Rapport with Musharraf Evokes Shah Era] Reference
"If the shah himself were to run over a dog belonging to an American, he would be prosecuted," argued Khomeini. From Wordnik.com. [How To Lose Iraq] Reference
The university was founded in 1965 by the shah, who wanted to build a topnotch science and technology institute. From Wordnik.com. [The Star Students Of The Islamic Republic] Reference
But 30 years after the Islamic Revolution overthrew the shah, they have remade the country's political landscape. From Wordnik.com. [The Supreme Leader] Reference
Still, on a visit to Tehran in 1977, Jimmy Carter toasted the shah for turning Iran into "an island of stability.". From Wordnik.com. [With Friends Like These …] Reference
Following the 1979 overthrow of the shah of Iran, revolutionaries had taken Americans hostage at the embassy in Tehran. From Wordnik.com. [Oil Trouble] Reference
Regional wars and predictions of a looming energy shortfall prompted the shah to explore alternative forms of power production. From Wordnik.com. [Iran’s Nuclear Program] Reference
While Khomeini was still exiled in Paris, his calls to rebel against the shah were disseminated throughout Iran on tape cassettes. From Wordnik.com. [When Words Are The Best Weapon] Reference
The fact that many of them had been activists and organizers of the popular uprising against the shah made them particularly dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [The Supreme Leader] Reference
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