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The US propped up the Shah’s dictatorship to the bitter end

Scott Anderson’s new book, King of Kings, takes its title from the English translation of “Shahanshah,” the official ...
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Shah Abbas : the ruthless king who became an Iranian legend / David Blow

Shah Abbas's inheritance : the birth of a Shi'i state -- A turbulent childhood and the seizure of power -- Abbas takes control -- The recovery of Khurasan from the Uzbeks -- English adventurers at the ...
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A Fond Farewell to Bernie Shaw

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. LARRY KING, HOST: Tonight: When the world watched war explode over Baghdad during Operation Desert Storm, he was ...
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As Iran ponders future, former shah's son wants to lead the country into a new era

Ten days into the Israeli-Iranian war, on June 23, Reza Pahlavi saw the beginning of the end of the Islamic Republic as having arrived. This was the day after the U.S. launched its own surprise attack ...