Word: pahlavi
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Awash in surplus oil profits, Iran is swiftly becoming the world's most acquisitive power. No purchase seems too big nor risk too great for Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi as he pursues his oft proclaimed goal of transforming his ancient kingdom into one of the globe's most important nations. Last week reports surfaced that the Shah once again was stalking where most bankers fear to tread. According to aviation-industry experts, Iran's banks are preparing to grant a loan, thought to be as much as $250 million, to ailing Pan American World Airways...
...Farah Pahlavi, Express of Iran, notes that her husband is "interested in Iran's GNP." With what complementary problem does she profess to deal...
...since 1960. Kissinger promised Pakistan 100,000 tons of surplus wheat-but no arms. If Bhutto was disappointed, he did not show it. At a lavish banquet he happily toasted Kissinger as a "modern Metternich." On that complimentary note, Kissinger left for Iran to talk with Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi about oil prices and the Middle East...
...33rd year of an often uncertain reign, Mohammed Reza Pahlavi has brought Iran to a threshold of grandeur that is at least analogous to what Cyrus the Great achieved for ancient Persia. Items...
...emphasis on kingly privilege. Not only do aides, including the Premier, kiss his hand, but peasants also kiss his feet as a mark of respect. When the Shah stands, everyone in his presence also stands until he sits again. Iranian public works, from the 609-ft.-tall Mohammed Reza Pahlavi dam, Iran's highest, to the Aryamehr steel complex, are named in honor of the Shah or the Shahbanou. "The outside world thinks that we want that sort of thing," said Empress Farah in an interview last week with TIME (see box, page...