Tens of thousands of Iranians heeded exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi's call to protest the clerical leadership, filling streets nationwide. These demonstrations, driven by economic hardship, mark a new phase testing public support for figures once distant from everyday Iranians,

Iran faces its most serious crisis in years as protests spread nationwide. The 1979 Islamic Revolution's ideological roots surprisingly lead to Uttar Pradesh, India. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini's paternal grandfather,

These gestures belong to a long and checkered tradition of American regime-change adventurism, but they may be very useful in influencing risk calculations within Iran’s military. Iran is not held together by one coercive institution but by two.

Strange to think, but there was a time when the United States’ most steadfast ally in the Middle East was Iran. In 1953, the C.I.A. had backed a coup that ousted Mohammad Mossadegh, the popular Prime Minister, and restored power to the monarchy of ...

One member of the Khomeini family was even arrested in this week's protests. Feb. 12, 2010— -- The Iranian government's claim to the legacy of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the father of the Islamic Republic, was further weakened during Thursday's ...

Grandson of Modern Iran’s Founder Seeks to Join Council That Picks Supreme Leader Hassan Khomeini, whose grandfather Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini led the 1979 revolution, is seen as a moderate influence, and is little loved by hard-liners.

Iranian forces "behaved with savage brutality" when they recently stormed a hospital in Ilam province, a nurse who works there said . Mass protests continue to grow.

At least 17 flights between Dubai and Iranian cities, including Tehran, Shiraz and Mashhad, scheduled for January 9 were cancelled by Flydubai, according to official airport information. The cancellations affected routes to Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport throughout the day,