Iran faces unprecedented protests as citizens unite around overthrowing the Islamic Republic, marking the most serious threat to the regime since 1979.

In our interview Mr Pahlavi emphasises that Iran’s fate is in the hands of Iranians: “Iran’s destiny is not sealed by what any other country does... Our fighting will not stop.” From afar, he sounds confident that this is a revolution. But what his role will be remains unclear. ■

"The conditions in Iran today are not comparable to those that precipitated the downfall of the Shah and the triumph of the revolution of 1979," writes Narges Bajoghli

The number of dead, as reported by the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, dwarfs that in any other round of protest or unrest in Iran in decades and recalls the chaos surrounding the country's 1979 Islamic Revolution.

The two factions, supporters of the old monarchy under the shah and a democratic resistance that opposed him, both view democracy as a viable alternative to Iran's Islamic theocracy.

Dramatic scenes in London as protester reportedly scales Iran's embassy, tears down regime flag and replaces it with pre-1979 one.

Leaders across the region and around the world are grappling with the possibility that the Islamic Republic could be overthrown.

State television has itself recalled violence that led to ouster of shah, indicating regime's concern over current uprising and its efforts to recharacterize the unrest

In August 1977, five months before the start of the Iranian Revolution, the CIA put out a secret report on Iran. It offered the assessment that the American-allied shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, “will be an active participant in Iranian life well into the ...

EXCLUSIVE: The insurrection marks the most serious challenge to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.