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Former president Herbert Hoover with his son, Herbert Jr. and his wife. The previous year Hoover Jr. won praise when he negot...
Former president Herbert Hoover with his son, Herbert Jr. and his wife. The previous year Hoover Jr. won praise when he negotiated a settlement between the Iran and the Anglo-Iranian Oil company, raising Iran's share of the profits from to 25% from 20%. July 21, 1955.





Persian art. Achaemenid period. 5th century B.C. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Throne Hall or the Imperial Army's hall of hon...
Persian art. Achaemenid period. 5th century B.C. Persepolis (Takht-e-Jamshid). Throne Hall or the Imperial Army's hall of honour, also called the Hundred-Columns Palace. Relief depicting the different peoples of the Empire bearing the royal throne. Islamic Republic of Iran.





Iranian demonstrators protest against the British government in 1951. They were supporting the Iranian nationalized of the An...
Iranian demonstrators protest against the British government in 1951. They were supporting the Iranian nationalized of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company in March 1951. in 1953, British and American covert operations replaced nationalist Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh, with the more compliant Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi.





Former president Herbert Hoover with his son, Herbert Jr. and his wife. The previous year Hoover Jr. won praise when he negot...
Former president Herbert Hoover with his son, Herbert Jr. and his wife. The previous year Hoover Jr. won praise when he negotiated a settlement between the Iran and the Anglo-Iranian Oil company, raising Iran's share of the profits from to 25% from 20%. July 21, 1955.





Iranians, demonstrating in favor of the nationalist Premier Mohammed Mossadegh, in 1953. In spite of popular support British-...
Iranians, demonstrating in favor of the nationalist Premier Mohammed Mossadegh, in 1953. In spite of popular support British-American covert operations prompted an anti-Russian scare campaign that resulted in Mossadegh's disposition.





Map of the Major Mideast Oil Producing Nations. In 1973 the US produced 81% of its crude oil and imported only 4.8% from the ...
Map of the Major Mideast Oil Producing Nations. In 1973 the US produced 81% of its crude oil and imported only 4.8% from the Middle East. Even with these small quantities, the American economy was susceptible to 'Oil Shock.' Map was published during the Yom Kipper war, fought from October 6 to 25, 1973. NOTE: Also called the 1973 Arab–Israeli War and the Fourth Arab–Israeli War)





President Richard and Pat Nixon at the Shah's Niavaran Palace. L-R: Shah of Iran, the Empress Farah Diba, Nixon, and Pat Nixo...
President Richard and Pat Nixon at the Shah's Niavaran Palace. L-R: Shah of Iran, the Empress Farah Diba, Nixon, and Pat Nixon at a state banquet. May 30, 1972.





Old door with different doorknockers for male and female visitors, Nain, Isfahan, Esfahan, Iran, Persia, Asia





Various historic bank notes from Iran with portraits of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and Ruhollah Khomeini





RASHID AL-DIN (1247 - 1318). Compendium of Chronicles (Jami' al-tawarikh). ca. 1307. Marriage of Mahmud Ghazan Khan (1271-130...
RASHID AL-DIN (1247 - 1318). Compendium of Chronicles (Jami' al-tawarikh). ca. 1307. Marriage of Mahmud Ghazan Khan (1271-1304). Khan mongol of Persia (1295-1304). Illustration of the first section with the history of the Mongols. Edited 1430 ca. Persian art. Miniature Painting. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library.





Demonstration for Iranian Premier Mohammed Mossadegh. The democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953 was...
Demonstration for Iranian Premier Mohammed Mossadegh. The democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953 was overthrown in a coup d'etat orchestrated by the British MI5 and the United States CIA. Ca. 1951-53.





Spike of Puschkinia scilloides with star shaped white flowers with blue line extending along centre of each petal.





IRAN. Tehran. Golestan Palace. Silk fabric in a loom. Detail of a vase. Chinese art. Ming period. China / Porcelain.





President Richard Nixon met with Military commanders from member nations of the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) at the Wh...
President Richard Nixon met with Military commanders from member nations of the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO) at the White House. The alliance members were Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. March 27, 1969.





Former president Herbert Hoover with his son, Herbert Jr. and his wife. The previous year Hoover Jr. won praise when he negot...
Former president Herbert Hoover with his son, Herbert Jr. and his wife. The previous year Hoover Jr. won praise when he negotiated a settlement between the Iran and the Anglo-Iranian Oil company, raising Iran's share of the profits from to 25% from 20%. July 21, 1955.





Anti-western demonstration in Iran in 1952. When Iran nationalized the Anglo Iranian Oil Company in 1951, Western opposition ...
Anti-western demonstration in Iran in 1952. When Iran nationalized the Anglo Iranian Oil Company in 1951, Western opposition and boycotts disrupted the Iranian economy. In 1952, Premier Mohammed Mossadegh consolidated his power and maintained strong popular support. Oct. 1922.





Iranian spice pyramid in the bazar of Esfahan, Isfahan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Iran, Persia, Asia





Iranian police assaulting school teachers attempting a sit-down strike for higher wages. 1961.





Washington, D.C.: April 12, 1962 President Kennedy with the Shah of Iran at the White House.





Truck convoy in Iran carrying war supplies to Russia. The US Lend-Lease program provided material support to the United Kingd...
Truck convoy in Iran carrying war supplies to Russia. The US Lend-Lease program provided material support to the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other Allied nations between 1941 and 1945. June 9, 1942.





Indian riflemen take over an Iranian refinery in Aug-Sept. 1941. When Reza Shah insisted on Iranian neutrality in World War I...
Indian riflemen take over an Iranian refinery in Aug-Sept. 1941. When Reza Shah insisted on Iranian neutrality in World War II, British and Soviet troops invaded Iran and forced his abdication. His son, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, was willing to align the Britain and it allies.





Traditional Iranian soup at a snack bar or takeaway in the Alborz Mountains, Iran, Persia, Asia
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