Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's last shah and an Iranian opposition figure, gestures as he speaks during a press conference at the House of the Bundespressekonferenz in Berlin, Germany, 23 April, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Son of former shah of Iran appeals to Western countries for support

"The question is not whether change will come. Change is on ⁠the way," he told a press conference in Berlin.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with a group of girls in Tehran, Iran, on 3 February 2023. Photo: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS

Iran's Ali Khamenei, who based iron rule on fiery hostility to US and Israel, killed at 86

In this 9 October 1978 file photo, Iranian protesters demonstrate against Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Tehran, Iran. Photo: UNB/AP/File

Major protests that have shaken Iran over the past 50 years

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian woman walks in front of a mural of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran July 7, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Iran protests: Social media videos show flames at home of late leader Khomeini